Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ21RB000397 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 1, 2023
OH
Last seenFeb 15, 2026
IA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
7SMF5EJ21RB000397
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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
2024

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 1, 2023 – Feb 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 15, 2026IAIII · Driver-only2UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 2562511934583ST/IL
Mar 5, 2025SCII · Walk-around3OOSUNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 2562511934583ST/IL
Feb 11, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 2562511934583ST/IL
Nov 13, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 2562511934583ST/IL
Sep 10, 2024MOII · Walk-around0G&G TRUCKING INC 3140410934583ST/IL
Dec 1, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0LEADER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 3283188934583ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIERS INC2562511Nov 13, 2024Feb 15, 20264IL
G&G TRUCKING INC3140410Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241IL
LEADER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC3283188Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231IN
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.
934583STILUNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIERS INCNov 13, 2024Feb 15, 20264
934583STILG&G TRUCKING INCSep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241
934583STILLEADER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026