Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Christen Brothers, Inc Christen Brothers, INC.

4C9C5DK28JS072065 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenOct 2, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 2, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4C9C5DK28JS072065
Make
Christen Brothers, Inc
Model
Christen Brothers, INC.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
4C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C5DK2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
072065

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHRISTEN BROTHERS, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Christen Brothers, INC.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 2, 2023 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSWESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 658909308978TM/VA
Jan 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around0WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 658909308978TM/VA
Apr 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around2DANNY WOOD TRUCKING LLC 1414676308978TM/VA
Dec 31, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0DANNY WOOD TRUCKING LLC 1414676308978TM/VA
Feb 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around18OOSVILLAS TRUCKING LLC 1660185308978TM/VA
Dec 12, 2023TXI · Full13OOSVILLAS TRUCKING LLC 1660185308978TM/VA
Oct 2, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSVILLAS TRUCKING LLC 1660185308978TM/VA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC658909Jan 5, 2026Jul 2, 20262OK
DANNY WOOD TRUCKING LLC1414676Dec 31, 2024Apr 22, 20252OK
VILLAS TRUCKING LLC1660185Oct 2, 2023Feb 7, 20243OK
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.
308978TMVA2WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLCJan 5, 2026Jul 2, 20262
308978TMVADANNY WOOD TRUCKING LLCDec 31, 2024Apr 22, 20252
308978TMVAVILLAS TRUCKING LLCOct 2, 2023Feb 7, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026