Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Christen Brothers, Inc Christen Brothers, INC.

4C9C5GS25HS072018 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 13
First seenJun 16, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 15, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
4C9C5GS25HS072018
Make
Christen Brothers, Inc
Model
Christen Brothers, INC.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
C5GS2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
072018

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
2017

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026USI · Full5OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
Dec 4, 2025AZI · Full17OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
Nov 7, 2025USI · Full3ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
Oct 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
Sep 22, 2025AZII · Walk-around10ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
Aug 21, 2025CAI · Full0ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
Jul 22, 2025CAI · Full0ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
Jul 21, 2025CAI · Full5OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
Jul 3, 2025USI · Full8OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
Aug 27, 2024CAI · Full3OOSSAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294RA6524/CA
Jul 2, 2024CAI · Full4OOSSAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294RA6524/CA
Jun 20, 2023CAI · Full0MARCO A BARNETT 28362664RA6524/CA
Jun 16, 2023CAI · Full2MARCO A BARNETT 28362664RA6524/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALFREDO ORTEGA3425773Jul 3, 2025Jan 15, 20269CA
SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC4057529Jul 2, 2024Aug 27, 20242CA
MARCO A BARNETT2836266Jun 16, 2023Jun 20, 20232CA
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.
4WJ4164CAALFREDO ORTEGAJul 3, 2025Jan 15, 20269
4RA6524CASAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLCJul 2, 2024Aug 27, 20242
4RA6524CAMARCO A BARNETTJun 16, 2023Jun 20, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026