Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 International DF557

1HTXLAXTX2J048956 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenApr 10, 2025
TX
Last seenOct 15, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1HTXLAXTX2J048956
Make
International
Model
DF557
Model year
2002
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 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
XLAXT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
048956

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
INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
DF557

Prefix basis · 10 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
DF557

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 · Apr 10, 2025 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around7FIRST LIGHT TRUCKING LLC 4411492WPG6401/TX
Apr 29, 2025TXI · Full12OOSLEIVA READY MIXER LLC 43510127628N77/TX
Apr 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around21OOSLEIVA READY MIXER LLC 43510127628N77/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRST LIGHT TRUCKING LLC4411492Oct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251TX
LEIVA READY MIXER LLC4351012Apr 10, 2025Apr 29, 20252TX
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.
WPG6401TXFIRST LIGHT TRUCKING LLCOct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251
7628N77TXLEIVA READY MIXER LLCApr 10, 2025Apr 29, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026