Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ29RB000681 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMay 8, 2024
MI
Last seenSep 16, 2024
OK
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
7SMF5EJ29RB000681
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2024
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 8, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0RED STAR EXPEDITED INC 3791982977960ST/IL
Aug 20, 2024KYI · Full1OOSRED STAR EXPEDITED INC 3791982977960/IL
Aug 20, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1RED STAR EXPEDITED INC 3791982977960ST/IL
Jun 26, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1RED STAR EXPEDITED INC 3791982977960ST/IL
May 8, 2024MIIII · Driver-only0RED STAR EXPEDITED INC 3791982783AB388/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED STAR EXPEDITED INC3791982May 8, 2024Sep 16, 20245IL
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.
977960STILRED STAR EXPEDITED INCJun 26, 2024Sep 16, 20243
977960ILRED STAR EXPEDITED INCAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241
783AB388ILRED STAR EXPEDITED INCMay 8, 2024May 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026