Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Buckeye

4B9CB9U29S1149579 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenMar 20, 2025
WY
Last seenMar 17, 2026
IA
Inspected under 4 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
4B9CB9U29S1149579
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
149579

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
2025

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 · Mar 20, 2025 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026IAIII · Driver-only5OOSVVS GROUP INC 42296815508038/ME
Jul 22, 2025TNIII · Driver-only3BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521145508038/ME
Apr 3, 2025WAIII · Driver-only4MERCANTILE BUSINESS COMPANY 1499106T341479/OH
Mar 20, 2025WYI · Full3GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562T341479/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VVS GROUP INC4229681Mar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261OH
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Jul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251IL
MERCANTILE BUSINESS COMPANY1499106Apr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251IL
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Mar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251IN
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.
5508038MEVVS GROUP INCMar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261
5508038MEBM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251
T341479OHMERCANTILE BUSINESS COMPANYApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251
T341479OHGFT EXPRESS LLCMar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026