Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Fruehuaf

1JJF482FXWS531029 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMar 13, 2024
PA
Last seenJul 14, 2026
GA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1JJF482FXWS531029
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
531029

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 13, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2NSK ELITE EXOTIC FREIGHT LLC 3210823C395673/ME
Oct 16, 2025PAII · Walk-around2OOSNSK ELITE EXOTIC FREIGHT LLC 3210823C395673/ME
Sep 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around6OOSNSK ELITE EXOTIC FREIGHT LLC 3210823C395673/ME
Aug 7, 2025NCII · Walk-around2NSK ELITE EXOTIC FREIGHT LLC 3210823C395673/ME
Mar 13, 2024PAI · Full5NSK ELITE EXOTIC FREIGHT LLC 3210823C395673/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NSK ELITE EXOTIC FREIGHT LLC3210823Mar 13, 2024Jul 14, 20265GA
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.
C395673ME2NSK ELITE EXOTIC FREIGHT LLCMar 13, 2024Jul 14, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026