Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2025 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ20SB001711 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 4, 2025
LA
Last seenOct 16, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
7SMF5EJ20SB001711
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 26, 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.

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 4, 2025 – Oct 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 16, 2026CAI · Full1—BUTATA LLC 3729595618102T/TN
Mar 18, 2025NMII · Walk-around0—TAYLOR & TAYLOR TRANSPORT LLC 3783198618102T/TN
Jan 4, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2—A&B QUALITY LLC 3678567618102T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUTATA LLC3729595Oct 16, 2026Oct 16, 20261WA
TAYLOR & TAYLOR TRANSPORT LLC3783198Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251OH
A&B QUALITY LLC3678567Jan 4, 2025Jan 4, 20251OH
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.
618102TTN2BUTATA LLCOct 16, 2026 → Oct 16, 20261
618102TTN—TAYLOR & TAYLOR TRANSPORT LLCMar 18, 2025 → Mar 18, 20251
618102TTN—A&B QUALITY LLCJan 4, 2025 → Jan 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 26, 2026