Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Caterpillar CF7AA

1HTJGTKT3DJ161969 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenOct 17, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 17, 2026
NM
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1HTJGTKT3DJ161969
Make
Caterpillar
Model
CF7AA
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGTKT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
161969

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 · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CF7AA

Prefix basis · 28 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
2013

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 17, 2023 – Feb 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2026NMII · Walk-around2RUBEN DE LA TORRE 1867076K171739/TX
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around7RUBEN DE LA TORRE 1867076K171739/TX
Oct 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around5RUBEN DE LA TORRE 1867076K171739/TX
Jul 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around2RUBEN DE LA TORRE 1867076K171739/TX
Jun 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around18OOSRUBEN DE LA TORRE 1867076K171739/TX
Jan 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSRUBEN DE LA TORRE 1867076K171739/TX
Dec 4, 2023TXII · Walk-around5OOSRUBEN DE LA TORRE 1867076K171739/TX
Oct 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around0RUBEN DE LA TORRE 1867076K171739/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUBEN DE LA TORRE1867076Oct 17, 2023Feb 17, 20268TX
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.
K171739TXRUBEN DE LA TORREOct 17, 2023Feb 17, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026