Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Buckeye

4B9CB9U28R1149437 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 30, 2025
CA
Last seenJun 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
4B9CB9U28R1149437
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
149437

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around1SHARK FIN LOGISTICS INC 41459435475802/ME
Jun 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around1SHARK FIN LOGISTICS INC 41459435475802/ME
Apr 24, 2026MSI · Full0SHARK FIN LOGISTICS INC 41459435475802/ME
Dec 11, 2025NCI · Full1SHARK FIN LOGISTICS INC 41459435475802/ME
Dec 6, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0SHARK FIN LOGISTICS INC 41459435475802/ME
Aug 28, 2025MOI · Full7OOSASV XPRESS LLC 43893015475802/ME
Jun 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352575475802/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK FIN LOGISTICS INC4145943Dec 6, 2025Jun 17, 20265NY
ASV XPRESS LLC4389301Aug 28, 2025Aug 28, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251IL
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.
5475802ME2SHARK FIN LOGISTICS INCDec 6, 2025Jun 17, 20265
5475802MEASV XPRESS LLCAug 28, 2025Aug 28, 20251
5475802MEPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026