Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Caterpillar CF7AA

3HSJGTKRXGN020133 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJun 27, 2024
MO
Last seenSep 9, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
3HSJGTKRXGN020133
Make
Caterpillar
Model
CF7AA
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
3HS

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGTKR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
020133

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
CATERPILLAR

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CF7AA

Prefix basis · 5 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CATERPILLAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CF7AA

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 27, 2024 – Sep 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 9, 2025MTV · Vehicle-only6JOSEPH E GORMAN LLC 4408497736946D/MT
Feb 7, 2025MOII · Walk-around20OOSCORAM DIRT WORKS 4013068736946D/MT
Jun 27, 2024MOII · Walk-around8OOSCORAM DIRT WORKS 4013068736946D/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSEPH E GORMAN LLC4408497Sep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251MT
CORAM DIRT WORKS4013068Jun 27, 2024Feb 7, 20252MO
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.
736946DMTJOSEPH E GORMAN LLCSep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251
736946DMTCORAM DIRT WORKSJun 27, 2024Feb 7, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026