Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Christen Brothers, Inc Christen Brothers, INC.

4C9C5GX33KS072253 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 2, 2023
NY
Last seenMar 21, 2025
NY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4C9C5GX33KS072253
Make
Christen Brothers, Inc
Model
Christen Brothers, INC.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
C5GX3

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
072253

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
CORAS WELDING SHOP, INC.

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Coras Welding

Prefix basis · 5 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
2019

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

  • 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 – Mar 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 21, 2025NYII · Walk-around2GRIZZLY BEAR ENTERPRISES INC 1361730239981B/ME
Feb 8, 2024NYII · Walk-around2OOSGRIZZLY BEAR ENTERPRISES INC 1361730239981B/ME
Oct 2, 2023NYII · Walk-around3GRIZZLY BEAR ENTERPRISES INC 1361730239981B/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRIZZLY BEAR ENTERPRISES INC1361730Oct 2, 2023Mar 21, 20253VT
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.
239981BMEGRIZZLY BEAR ENTERPRISES INCOct 2, 2023Mar 21, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026