Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9FC5023PC546325 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 14
First seenJul 6, 2023
NV
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
4C9FC5023PC546325
Make
Cal-Tex Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
FC502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
546325

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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CAL-TEX TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Jul 6, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026COII · Walk-around6OOSRUBEN CUEVAS MALDONADO 2360177233C675/TX
Dec 26, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 3972217206C304/TX
Nov 20, 2024KYI · Full3TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 3972217206C304/TX
Sep 9, 2024TXI · Full2TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 3972217206C304/TX
Mar 23, 2024IAIII · Driver-only4TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 3972217206C304/TX
Mar 1, 2024AZIII · Driver-only3TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 3972217206C305/TX
Feb 29, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 3972217206C304/TX
Feb 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 3972217206C304/TX
Sep 19, 2023MOI · Full4TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 3972217206B480/TX
Sep 13, 2023KSIII · Driver-only0TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 3972217206B480/TX
Aug 7, 2023ARII · Walk-around1TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 397221723D250A/TX
Jul 26, 2023IAII · Walk-around7TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 397221723D250A/TX
Jul 13, 2023GAI · Full20OOSTSD TRANSPORTER LLC 39722172B2783K/TX
Jul 6, 2023NVI · Full1TSD TRANSPORTER LLC 39722172B2783K/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUBEN CUEVAS MALDONADO2360177Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261TX
TSD TRANSPORTER LLC3972217Jul 6, 2023Dec 26, 202413TX
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.
233C675TX2RUBEN CUEVAS MALDONADOJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
206C304TXTSD TRANSPORTER LLCFeb 13, 2024Dec 26, 20246
206C305TXTSD TRANSPORTER LLCMar 1, 2024Mar 1, 20241
206B480TXTSD TRANSPORTER LLCSep 13, 2023Sep 19, 20232
23D250ATXTSD TRANSPORTER LLCJul 26, 2023Aug 7, 20232
2B2783KTXTSD TRANSPORTER LLCJul 6, 2023Jul 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026