Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Buckeye

4B9CB9U28R1149373 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 16
First seenOct 15, 2024
VA
Last seenMay 9, 2026
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9CB9U28R1149373
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
4B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CB9U2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
149373

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
BUCKEYE

Prefix basis · 224 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Buckeye

Prefix basis · 224 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BUCKEYE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Buckeye

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 15, 2024 – May 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 9, 2026NEIII · Driver-only4OOSOB STAR TRUCKING LLC 4378854TLR5556009/ME
Mar 19, 2026ORI · Full0OB STAR TRUCKING LLC 43788545556009/ME
Nov 15, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115556009/ME
Aug 4, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115556009/ME
Jul 12, 2025ALI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115556009/ME
Jun 11, 2025MSI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
May 27, 2025UTII · Walk-around1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
Apr 13, 2025MTII · Walk-around0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
Apr 13, 2025WAI · Full1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
Mar 29, 2025MOII · Walk-around2TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
Mar 26, 2025USI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
Feb 6, 2025TNI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
Feb 5, 2025NJI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
Dec 13, 2024NJI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
Dec 12, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 249881117ETPF/FL
Oct 15, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811S488250/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OB STAR TRUCKING LLC4378854Mar 19, 2026May 9, 20262PA
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC2498811Oct 15, 2024Nov 15, 202514IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
TLR5556009MEOB STAR TRUCKING LLCMay 9, 2026May 9, 20261
5556009MEOB STAR TRUCKING LLCMar 19, 2026Mar 19, 20261
5556009METAURUS AUTO GROUP INCJul 12, 2025Nov 15, 20253
17ETPFFLTAURUS AUTO GROUP INCDec 12, 2024Jun 11, 202510
S488250OHTAURUS AUTO GROUP INCOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026