Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ24RB000216 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenAug 11, 2023
OH
Last seenJun 24, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
7SMF5EJ24RB000216
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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 · Aug 11, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026NMI · Full6BORDERLANDERS INC 3243700RB000216/ME
May 17, 2026INIII · Driver-only1BORDERLANDERS INC 32437005244545/ME
Dec 8, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0BORDERLANDERS INC 32437005244545/FL
Oct 31, 2024AZI · Full1BORDERLANDERS INC 32437005244545/ME
Aug 17, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0BORDERLANDERS INC 32437003115421/ME
Jul 27, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0LGL INC 24488153115421/ME
Jul 9, 2024USI · Full2KNIGHT RIDERS TRUCKLINES INC 41851413115421/ME
Aug 11, 2023OHII · Walk-around1BORDERLANDERS INC 3243700
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BORDERLANDERS INC3243700Aug 11, 2023Jun 24, 20266PA
LGL INC2448815Jul 27, 2024Jul 27, 20241CA
KNIGHT RIDERS TRUCKLINES INC4185141Jul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241IN
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.
RB000216ME2BORDERLANDERS INCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
5244545MEBORDERLANDERS INCOct 31, 2024May 17, 20262
5244545FLBORDERLANDERS INCDec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251
3115421MEBORDERLANDERS INCAug 17, 2024Aug 17, 20241
3115421MELGL INCJul 27, 2024Jul 27, 20241
3115421MEKNIGHT RIDERS TRUCKLINES INCJul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241
OTBORDERLANDERS INCAug 11, 2023Aug 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026