Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cheetah Chassis

5EF3DF513PB804853 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 31, 2023
SC
Last seenMay 28, 2026
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5EF3DF513PB804853
Make
Cheetah Chassis
Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
3DF51

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
804853

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
2023

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 31, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 3269665503681/ME
Feb 5, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 3269665076335/ME
Feb 4, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 3269665076335/ME
Jul 31, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 3269665076335/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC326966Jul 31, 2023May 28, 20264MD
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.
5503681MELIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INCMay 28, 2026May 28, 20261
5076335MELIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INCJul 31, 2023Feb 5, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026