Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ20SB001658 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
14 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenDec 2, 2024
UT
Last seenFeb 22, 2026
IA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 14 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
7SMF5EJ20SB001658
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
7SM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F5EJ2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FRUEHAUF INC.

Prefix basis · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
FRUEHAUF INC.

Prefix basis · 313 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FRUEHAUF INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FRUEHAUF INC.

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 · Dec 2, 2024 – Feb 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 22, 2026IAII · Walk-around2OOSUNIX EXPRESS INC 3767548618062T/TN
Jan 22, 2026SDIII · Driver-only1OOSSOUTH62 TRANSPORT LLC 303392261062T/TN
Jul 26, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0GOLD TREE TRANS INC 3945632618062T/TN
Jun 26, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1GOLD TREE TRANS INC 3945632618062T/TN
Dec 2, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0VAMAR INC 3145664618062T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIX EXPRESS INC3767548Feb 22, 2026Feb 22, 20261OH
SOUTH62 TRANSPORT LLC3033922Jan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261PA
GOLD TREE TRANS INC3945632Jun 26, 2025Jul 26, 20252PA
VAMAR INC3145664Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241IL
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.
618062TTNUNIX EXPRESS INCFeb 22, 2026Feb 22, 20261
61062TTNSOUTH62 TRANSPORT LLCJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
618062TTNGOLD TREE TRANS INCJun 26, 2025Jul 26, 20252
618062TTNVAMAR INCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026