Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Caterpillar CF7AA

1HTJGTKT4EJ483411 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 25, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 11, 2025
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1HTJGTKT4EJ483411
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
Jun 28, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
483411

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
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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Aug 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0SUNSHINE STATE EXCAVATING SERVICES LLC 1830261P7725/FL
Apr 9, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0SUNSHINE STATE EXCAVATING SERVICES LLC 1830261P7725C/FL
Aug 12, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0M AND W LAND IMPROVEMENT INC 2486637ZB45923/NC
Jul 12, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0M AND W LAND IMPROVEMENT INC 2486637ZB45923/NC
Sep 25, 2023NCII · Walk-around3OOSM AND W LAND IMPROVEMENT INC 2486637ZB45923/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNSHINE STATE EXCAVATING SERVICES LLC1830261Apr 9, 2025Aug 11, 20252FL
M AND W LAND IMPROVEMENT INC2486637Sep 25, 2023Aug 12, 20243NC
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.
P7725FLSUNSHINE STATE EXCAVATING SERVICES LLCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
P7725CFLSUNSHINE STATE EXCAVATING SERVICES LLCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
ZB45923NCM AND W LAND IMPROVEMENT INCSep 25, 2023Aug 12, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026