Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC5017PC546222 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 20
First seenJun 14, 2023
TN
Last seenMar 26, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4C9KC5017PC546222
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
546222

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 14, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026SDI · Full2OOSBTM2020 INC 4348475PT757X9/PA
Mar 25, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0BTM2020 INC 4348475PT757X9/PA
Nov 18, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSBTM2020 INC 4348475PT752X1/PA
Oct 27, 2025MIII · Walk-around3BTM2020 INC 4348475PT752X1/PA
Oct 15, 2025NJI · Full0BTM2020 INC 4348475PT752X1/PA
Sep 9, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSBTM2020 INC 4348475PT721V1/PA
Feb 18, 2025TNI · Full4OOSBARAKALA INC 4046267PT721V1/PA
Jan 28, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1OOSBARAKALA INC 4046267PT721V1/PA
Dec 2, 2024CTI · Full6OOSBARAKALA INC 4046267PT446V5/PA
Aug 7, 2024NYII · Walk-around4BARAKALA INC 4046267PT574S8/PA
Jul 20, 2024ILI · Full3BARAKALA INC 4046267PT574S8/PA
Jun 26, 2024TNI · Full3BARAKALA INC 4046267PT574S8/PA
Jun 17, 2024OHII · Walk-around0BARAKALA INC 4046267PT574S8/PA
Apr 29, 2024TNI · Full4OOSBARAKALA INC 4046267PT574S8/PA
Jan 11, 2024MIII · Walk-around5BARAKALA INC 4046267PT574S8/PA
Jan 9, 2024TNI · Full3BARAKALA INC 4046267PT574S8/PA
Sep 19, 2023KYI · Full0BARAKALA INC 4046267PT731R9/PA
Aug 1, 2023OHI · Full2BARAKALA INC 4046267PT731R9/PA
Jun 22, 2023OHI · Full0BARAKALA INC 4046267PT731R9/PA
Jun 14, 2023TNI · Full0BARAKALA INC 4046267PT731R9/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BTM2020 INC4348475Sep 9, 2025Mar 26, 20266PA
BARAKALA INC4046267Jun 14, 2023Feb 18, 202514PA
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.
PT757X9PABTM2020 INCMar 25, 2026Mar 26, 20262
PT752X1PABTM2020 INCOct 15, 2025Nov 18, 20253
PT721V1PABTM2020 INCSep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251
PT721V1PABARAKALA INCJan 28, 2025Feb 18, 20252
PT446V5PABARAKALA INCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
PT574S8PABARAKALA INCJan 9, 2024Aug 7, 20247
PT731R9PABARAKALA INCJun 14, 2023Sep 19, 20234
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026