Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9GC5031PC546174 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenSep 11, 2023
MO
Last seenApr 14, 2025
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
4C9GC5031PC546174
Make
Cal-Tex Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
GC503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
546174

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 · Sep 11, 2023 – Apr 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2025MSI · Full6OOSJET CUSTOM HAULING 4271760AB875894/AR
Sep 5, 2024ARI · Full1JET CUSTOM HAULING 4271760AB815353/AR
Nov 9, 2023MOI · Full5OOSTATES CUSTOM HAULS 4014225AB815353/AR
Sep 11, 2023MOI · Full5OOSTATES CUSTOM HAULS 4014225NONE/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JET CUSTOM HAULING4271760Sep 5, 2024Apr 14, 20252AR
TATES CUSTOM HAULS4014225Sep 11, 2023Nov 9, 20232AR
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.
AB875894ARJET CUSTOM HAULINGApr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251
AB815353ARJET CUSTOM HAULINGSep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241
AB815353ARTATES CUSTOM HAULSNov 9, 2023Nov 9, 20231
NONEARTATES CUSTOM HAULSSep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026