Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC5015PC546221 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections27
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 27
First seenJun 30, 2023
KY
Last seenJun 9, 2026
MO
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
4C9KC5015PC546221
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
KC501

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
546221

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026MOI · Full0AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
May 28, 2026MAIII · Driver-only2AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
May 19, 2026OHI · Full0AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
Mar 17, 2026TNI · Full2OOSAM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
Dec 18, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Nov 6, 2025DEIII · Driver-only0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Oct 29, 2025NYI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Oct 15, 2025GAI · Full3AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Sep 22, 2025PAII · Walk-around1AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206736/ME
Jul 22, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Jul 12, 2025MOI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Jul 8, 2025SDI · Full1OOSAM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Jun 14, 2025NMI · Full1OOSAM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
Feb 13, 2025NJI · Full1AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Nov 3, 2024KSI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Aug 30, 2024DEII · Walk-around1OOSAM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Aug 23, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Jun 19, 2024MSI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Mar 21, 2024TNI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Mar 18, 2024KSI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845206737/ME
Feb 6, 2024NJI · Full2AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
Jan 4, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
Dec 27, 2023PAI · Full1AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
Dec 12, 2023PAI · Full3AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
Dec 7, 2023TNI · Full1AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
Aug 26, 2023TNI · Full0AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975206737/ME
Jun 30, 2023KYI · Full0AM21 GROUP CORP 3750897520-6737/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AM21 GROUP CORP3750897Jun 30, 2023Jun 9, 202612NY
AM SHIPPING CORP4177384Mar 18, 2024Dec 18, 202515NY
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.
5206737MEAM21 GROUP CORPAug 26, 2023Jun 9, 202611
5206737MEAM SHIPPING CORPMar 18, 2024Dec 18, 202514
5206736MEAM SHIPPING CORPSep 22, 2025Sep 22, 20251
520-6737MEAM21 GROUP CORPJun 30, 2023Jun 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026