Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Christen Brothers, Inc Christen Brothers, INC.

4C9C5GX38JS072134 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenOct 16, 2023
VT
Last seenNov 14, 2024
VT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
4C9C5GX38JS072134
Make
Christen Brothers, Inc
Model
Christen Brothers, INC.
Model year
2018
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
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
072134

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
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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 16, 2023 – Nov 14, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2024VTII · Walk-around2OOSJ & M TRANSPORT LLC 2813066AYD217/VT
Dec 14, 2023VTII · Walk-around4OOSALL METALS RECYCLING INC 381961AYD217/VT
Oct 16, 2023VTIII · Driver-only0ROBERT J MELFY 3341726AWT144/VT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & M TRANSPORT LLC2813066Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241VT
ALL METALS RECYCLING INC381961Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231VT
ROBERT J MELFY3341726Oct 16, 2023Oct 16, 20231VT
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.
AYD217VTJ & M TRANSPORT LLCNov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241
AYD217VTALL METALS RECYCLING INCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
AWT144VTROBERT J MELFYOct 16, 2023Oct 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026