Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Caterpillar CF7AA

3HTJGTKT8EN765368 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenAug 15, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 17, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3HTJGTKT8EN765368
Make
Caterpillar
Model
CF7AA
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 13, 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
3HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGTKT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
765368

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 · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CF7AA

Prefix basis · 45 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
2014

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around6COWBOY AND SONS LLC 1946178121E80/TX
Jun 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSCOWBOY AND SONS LLC 1946178121E78/TX
Jan 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around10OOSCOWBOY AND SONS LLC 1946178121E78/TX
Aug 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around0COWBOY AND SONS LLC 1946178121E78/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COWBOY AND SONS LLC1946178Aug 15, 2023Jun 17, 20264TX
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.
121E80TX1COWBOY AND SONS LLCJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
121E78TXCOWBOY AND SONS LLCAug 15, 2023Jun 3, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 13, 2026