Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ27RB000498 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJan 12, 2024
AR
Last seenFeb 6, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
7SMF5EJ27RB000498
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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
2024

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 · Jan 12, 2024 – Feb 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 6, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0US BEST CARRIER INC 3560213997483ST/IL
Feb 6, 2026TNI · Full1OOSUS BEST CARRIER INC 3560213997483ST/IL
Dec 14, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2MLC CARRIER INC 2728272997483ST/IL
Nov 15, 2024TNII · Walk-around0MLC CARRIER INC 2728272923102ST/UK
May 14, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1MLC CARRIER INC 2728272923102ST/IL
May 7, 2024TNI · Full1OOSMLC CARRIER INC 2728272923102ST/UK
Jan 30, 2024TNIII · Driver-only2OOSMLC CARRIER INC 2728272923102ST/IL
Jan 12, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0MLC CARRIER INC 2728272923192ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
US BEST CARRIER INC3560213Feb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20262IL
MLC CARRIER INC2728272Jan 12, 2024Dec 14, 20246IL
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.
997483STILUS BEST CARRIER INCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20262
997483STILMLC CARRIER INCDec 14, 2024Dec 14, 20241
923102STUKMLC CARRIER INCMay 7, 2024Nov 15, 20242
923102STILMLC CARRIER INCJan 30, 2024May 14, 20242
923192STILMLC CARRIER INCJan 12, 2024Jan 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026