Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Caterpillar CF7AA

3HSJGTKR6GN013244 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections24
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 24
First seenJul 4, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 20, 2024
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3HSJGTKR6GN013244
Make
Caterpillar
Model
CF7AA
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
3HS

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGTKR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
013244

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
CATERPILLAR

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CF7AA

Prefix basis · 5 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CATERPILLAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CF7AA

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 4, 2023 – Dec 20, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 20, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Dec 16, 2024TXI · Full3PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Dec 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around0PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Nov 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around5PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Oct 8, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Oct 8, 2024TXI · Full3PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Sep 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around1PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
May 30, 2024TXI · Full1OOSPAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
May 13, 2024TXIII · Driver-only4PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
May 10, 2024USIII · Driver-only0PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 376783423LA6E/MX
May 3, 2024TXI · Full3OOSPAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Mar 15, 2024TXI · Full8PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Feb 20, 2024USI · Full1PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 376783423LA6E/TA
Feb 9, 2024USI · Full1PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 376783423LA6E/MX
Feb 1, 2024TXI · Full4OOSPAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Jan 7, 2024USI · Full4PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Jan 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSPAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Dec 18, 2023TXII · Walk-around1PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Dec 2, 2023TXI · Full8PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Nov 18, 2023USI · Full2PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TA
Sep 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around0PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Jul 24, 2023TXI · Full5PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Jul 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around1PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
Jul 4, 2023TXI · Full6OOSPAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R663666/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC3767834Jul 4, 2023Dec 20, 202424TX
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.
R663666TXPAPALI LOGISTICS LLCJul 4, 2023Dec 20, 202420
23LA6EMXPAPALI LOGISTICS LLCFeb 9, 2024May 10, 20242
23LA6ETAPAPALI LOGISTICS LLCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
R663666TAPAPALI LOGISTICS LLCNov 18, 2023Nov 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026