Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cheetah Chassis

5EF2GC409JB789535 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 22, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 25, 2024
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 2 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
5EF2GC409JB789535
Make
Cheetah Chassis
Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
5EF

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
2GC40

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
789535

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
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Prefix basis · 103 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Prefix basis · 103 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CHEETAH CHASSIS

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 · Jul 22, 2024 – Sep 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around0AV TRUCKING COMPANY INC 681148AU4004/OK
Sep 16, 2024CAII · Walk-around1RODAS TRANSPORT INC 4188388AU4004/OK
Jul 22, 2024CAI · Full3SEHAJ FREIGHT INC 3691076AU4004/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AV TRUCKING COMPANY INC681148Sep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241CA
RODAS TRANSPORT INC4188388Sep 16, 2024Sep 16, 20241CA
SEHAJ FREIGHT INC3691076Jul 22, 2024Jul 22, 20241CA
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.
AU4004OKAV TRUCKING COMPANY INCSep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241
AU4004OKRODAS TRANSPORT INCSep 16, 2024Sep 16, 20241
AU4004OKSEHAJ FREIGHT INCJul 22, 2024Jul 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026