Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Christen Brothers, Inc Christen Brothers, INC.

4C9C5GS27HS072019 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 19
First seenAug 3, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 12, 2026
CA
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
4C9C5GS27HS072019
Make
Christen Brothers, Inc
Model
Christen Brothers, INC.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
072019

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 · Aug 3, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026CAI · Full3KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
Apr 2, 2026CAI · Full5KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
Mar 25, 2026CAI · Full8KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
Feb 20, 2026USIII · Driver-only0KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
Feb 17, 2026CAI · Full5KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
Nov 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around7KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
Sep 11, 2025AZII · Walk-around2OOSKRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
Aug 20, 2025USI · Full4KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
Aug 13, 2025AZII · Walk-around3KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
Aug 6, 2025USI · Full1KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
Jul 29, 2025USI · Full1KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
Jul 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around6KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
Jun 11, 2025USI · Full2KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
Apr 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294UW2541/CA
Jul 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294UW2541/CA
May 14, 2024CAI · Full3SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294UW2541/CA
Sep 28, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0MARCO A BARNETT 28362664UW2541/CA
Aug 7, 2023CAI · Full0MARCO A BARNETT 28362664UW2541/CA
Aug 3, 2023CAI · Full2MARCO A BARNETT 28362664UW2541/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC2792640Jun 11, 2025May 12, 202613CA
SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC4057529May 14, 2024Apr 14, 20253CA
MARCO A BARNETT2836266Aug 3, 2023Sep 28, 20233CA
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.
4VZ1617CAKRATOS TRANSPORT LLCNov 13, 2025May 12, 20265
4UW2541CAKRATOS TRANSPORT LLCJun 11, 2025Mar 25, 20268
4UW2541CASAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLCMay 14, 2024Apr 14, 20253
4UW2541CAMARCO A BARNETTAug 3, 2023Sep 28, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026