Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC5028RC546533 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenNov 25, 2024
MO
Last seenApr 23, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
4C9KC5028RC546533
Make
Cal-Tex Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2024
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
KC502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
546533

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
2024

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 · Nov 25, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026TNI · Full4OOSSQ 92 INC 2868395DN81FF/FL
Mar 28, 2025TNI · Full2CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156REW180/FL
Mar 18, 2025NMI · Full3CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156REWL80/FL
Mar 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156REWL80/FL
Feb 23, 2025MOII · Walk-around19CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156REWL80/FL
Jan 22, 2025MOIII · Driver-only2CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156REWL80/FL
Jan 12, 2025ILII · Walk-around1CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156REWL80/FL
Dec 6, 2024ILI · Full3OOSGFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562REWL80/FL
Nov 27, 2024OHII · Walk-around3OOSGFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562REWL80/FL
Nov 25, 2024MOI · Full6OOSGFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562REWL80/FL
Nov 25, 2024MOI · Full5OOSGFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562REWL80/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SQ 92 INC2868395Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261IN
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Jan 12, 2025Mar 28, 20256IN
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Nov 25, 2024Dec 6, 20244WY
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.
DN81FFFLSQ 92 INCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
REW180FLCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCMar 28, 2025Mar 28, 20251
REWL80FLCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCJan 12, 2025Mar 18, 20255
REWL80FLGFT EXPRESS LLCNov 25, 2024Dec 6, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026