Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2014 Caterpillar CF7AA

1HTJGTKT5EJ490027 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenFeb 27, 2024
FL
Last seenApr 29, 2025
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1HTJGTKT5EJ490027
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
Aug 23, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
490027

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.

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 · Feb 27, 2024 – Apr 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2025FLII · Walk-around5OOSAAA TREE EXPERTS INC 812908P0546I/FL
Feb 27, 2024FLIII · Driver-only1—NORTH FLORIDA ASPHALT INC 833630P6205A/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AAA TREE EXPERTS INC812908Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251FL
NORTH FLORIDA ASPHALT INC833630Feb 27, 2024Feb 27, 20241FL
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.
P0546IFL—AAA TREE EXPERTS INCApr 29, 2025 → Apr 29, 20251
P6205AFL—NORTH FLORIDA ASPHALT INCFeb 27, 2024 → Feb 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 23, 2026