Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 International 9400

2HSFHAER7WC042982 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 19, 2023
PA
Last seenOct 22, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2HSFHAER7WC042982
Make
International
Model
9400
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
2HS

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FHAER

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
042982

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
INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 285 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
9400

Prefix basis · 285 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
INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
9400

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 19, 2023 – Oct 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2DC SMITH TRANSPORT LLC 1745193AG71412/PA
Jul 11, 2025PAI · Full4DC SMITH TRANSPORT LLC 1745193AG71412/PA
Jan 8, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1DC SMITH TRANSPORT LLC 1745193AG71412/PA
Jul 19, 2023PAIII · Driver-only3DC SMITH TRANSPORT LLC 1745193AG71412/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DC SMITH TRANSPORT LLC1745193Jul 19, 2023Oct 22, 20254PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
AG71412PADC SMITH TRANSPORT LLCJul 19, 2023Oct 22, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026