Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC5038PC546361 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenFeb 11, 2025
GA
Last seenNov 7, 2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
4C9KC5038PC546361
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
KC503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
546361

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 · Feb 11, 2025 – Nov 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 7, 2025SCII · Walk-around10OOSMLS CAPITAL INC 3648044CSL6802/MN
Sep 29, 2025MIIII · Driver-only2MLS CAPITAL INC 3648044CSL6802/MN
Feb 26, 2025SCIII · Driver-only3LKG LOGISTICS INC 4171953CSL6802/MN
Feb 11, 2025GAI · Full4OOSLKG LOGISTICS INC 4171953CSI6802F/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MLS CAPITAL INC3648044Sep 29, 2025Nov 7, 20252IL
LKG LOGISTICS INC4171953Feb 11, 2025Feb 26, 20252OH
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.
CSL6802MN2MLS CAPITAL INCSep 29, 2025Nov 7, 20252
CSL6802MNLKG LOGISTICS INCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
CSI6802FMNLKG LOGISTICS INCFeb 11, 2025Feb 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026