Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Better Built Trailers

4MNFG493621000945 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenSep 19, 2023
NC
Last seenFeb 6, 2025
GA
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
4MNFG493621000945
Make
Better Built Trailers
Model
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4MN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FG493

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
000945

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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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 19, 2023 – Feb 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 6, 2025GAIII · Driver-only6OOSBUSINESS COMES FIRST LLC 4340540TY13L27/GA
Mar 19, 2024TNI · Full5OOSGRIFFIN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3900448C0933139/GA
Sep 19, 2023NCI · Full5OOSGRAND TRANSPORTATION INC 3495602
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUSINESS COMES FIRST LLC4340540Feb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251GA
GRIFFIN TRANSPORTATION LLC3900448Mar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241GA
GRAND TRANSPORTATION INC3495602Sep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231GA
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.
TY13L27GABUSINESS COMES FIRST LLCFeb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251
C0933139GAGRIFFIN TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241
NCGRAND TRANSPORTATION INCSep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026