Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Fruehuaf

1JJF482F3WS443648 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 23, 2024
ID
Last seenMay 22, 2026
OR
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1JJF482F3WS443648
Make
Fruehuaf
Model
Fruehuaf
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1JJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F482F

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
443648

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
FRUEHUAF

Prefix basis · 173 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fruehuaf

Prefix basis · 173 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FRUEHUAF

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fruehuaf

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 23, 2024 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0CHONTALES LLC 379877406204AL/WA
Feb 5, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0CHONTALES LLC 379877406204AL/WA
Sep 4, 2025ORI · Full3CHONTALES LLC 379877406204AL/WA
Aug 23, 2024IDII · Walk-around9CHONTALES LLC 3798774HU00876/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHONTALES LLC3798774Aug 23, 2024May 22, 20264WA
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.
06204ALWACHONTALES LLCSep 4, 2025May 22, 20263
HU00876ORCHONTALES LLCAug 23, 2024Aug 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026