Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 International 9900i

2HSCHAER12C031246 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 26, 2024
TN
Last seenApr 17, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
2HSCHAER12C031246
Make
International
Model
9900i
Model year
2002
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
2HS

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CHAER

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
031246

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 · 69 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
9900i

Prefix basis · 69 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
9900i

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 26, 2024 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1EK EXPRESS LLC 4417147ZB69429/NC
Sep 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2EK EXPRESS LLC 4417147ZB69429/NC
Jan 22, 2025ALII · Walk-around6SMC RECYCLING INC 39540U881HY/TN
Feb 27, 2024TNII · Walk-around1SMC RECYCLING INC 39540U881HY/TN
Jan 26, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0SMC RECYCLING INC 39540U881HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EK EXPRESS LLC4417147Sep 15, 2025Apr 17, 20262NC
SMC RECYCLING INC39540Jan 26, 2024Jan 22, 20253TN
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.
ZB69429NCEK EXPRESS LLCSep 15, 2025Apr 17, 20262
U881HYTNSMC RECYCLING INCJan 26, 2024Jan 22, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026