Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ21SB001586 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 26, 2024
NM
Last seenMay 12, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
7SMF5EJ21SB001586
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
7SM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F5EJ2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FRUEHAUF INC.

Prefix basis · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
FRUEHAUF INC.

Prefix basis · 313 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FRUEHAUF INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FRUEHAUF INC.

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 · Nov 26, 2024 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026TXI · Full2OOSEDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537DJ8179/OK
Mar 27, 2025MTI · Full0EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537DJ8179/OK
Feb 4, 2025COII · Walk-around1EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537DJ8179/OK
Dec 11, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537DJ8179/OK
Nov 26, 2024NMII · Walk-around1MW CARRIERS INC 3312918DJ8179/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED3703537Dec 11, 2024May 12, 20264IL
MW CARRIERS INC3312918Nov 26, 2024Nov 26, 20241IL
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.
DJ8179OKEDER EXPRESS INCORPORATEDDec 11, 2024May 12, 20264
DJ8179OKMW CARRIERS INCNov 26, 2024Nov 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026