Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Fruehuaf

1JJU282F0WS472831 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 15, 2025
GA
Last seenJul 14, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
1JJU282F0WS472831
Make
Fruehuaf
Model
Fruehuaf
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
U282F

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
472831

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jul 15, 2025 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026GAII · Walk-around8OOSREAL STARS TRUCKING LLC 2322655C441583/ME
Mar 16, 2026GAII · Walk-around6REAL STARS TRUCKING LLC 2322655C441583/ME
Dec 9, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1REAL STARS ENTERPRISE LLC 2827350C441583/ME
Jul 15, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3REAL STARS TRUCKING LLC 2322655C441583/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REAL STARS TRUCKING LLC2322655Jul 15, 2025Jul 14, 20263GA
REAL STARS ENTERPRISE LLC2827350Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251CT
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.
C441583ME2REAL STARS TRUCKING LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 14, 20263
C441583MEREAL STARS ENTERPRISE LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026