Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2025 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ28SB000547 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 9, 2024
WI
Last seenSep 19, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
7SMF5EJ28SB000547
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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 · Jul 9, 2024 – Sep 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSMEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198494723T/TN
Jan 20, 2026UTII · Walk-around6—KUMARKORPS LLC 4430763494723T/TN
Dec 31, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0—TAYLOR TRANSPORTS LLC 3443496494723T/TN
Dec 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around2—TAYLOR TRANSPORTS LLC 3443496494723T/TN
Jul 25, 2024WAII · Walk-around1—LONG HAUL LLC 1482875494723T/TN
Jul 9, 2024WIIII · Driver-only0—LONG HAUL LLC 1482875494723T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEK EXPRESS LLC2916198Sep 19, 2026Sep 19, 20261OH
KUMARKORPS LLC4430763Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261FL
TAYLOR TRANSPORTS LLC3443496Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 20252OH
LONG HAUL LLC1482875Jul 9, 2024Jul 25, 20242KS
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.
494723TTN2MEK EXPRESS LLCSep 19, 2026 → Sep 19, 20261
494723TTN—KUMARKORPS LLCJan 20, 2026 → Jan 20, 20261
494723TTN—TAYLOR TRANSPORTS LLCDec 29, 2025 → Dec 31, 20252
494723TTN—LONG HAUL LLCJul 9, 2024 → Jul 25, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026