Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Fruehuaf

1JJV482F2WF447954 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 21, 2023
IL
Last seenDec 4, 2025
IL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1JJV482F2WF447954
Make
Fruehuaf
Model
Fruehuaf
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 21, 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
1JJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
V482F

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
447954

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.

Make
FRUEHUAF

Prefix basis · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fruehuaf

Prefix basis · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FRUEHUAF

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fruehuaf

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 21, 2023 – Dec 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 4, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0RYAN FOSTER 2965762871080ST/IL
Oct 8, 2024ILII · Walk-around3OOSRYAN FOSTER 2965762871080ST/IL
Aug 21, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0RYAN FOSTER 2965762871080ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RYAN FOSTER2965762Aug 21, 2023Dec 4, 20253IL
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.
871080STILRYAN FOSTERAug 21, 2023Dec 4, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026