Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Cheetah Chassis

5EF3SC3342B749833 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenNov 11, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5EF3SC3342B749833
Make
Cheetah Chassis
Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
5EF

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3SC33

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
749833

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Prefix basis · 89 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Prefix basis · 89 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CHEETAH CHASSIS

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 11, 2025 – Aug 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around11OOSEMPERIAL TRUCKING LLC 2507456206B929/TX
Aug 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around11OOSEMPERIAL TRUCKING LLC 2507456206B929/TX
Nov 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JOCHVI EXPRESS LLC 4198287206B929/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPERIAL TRUCKING LLC2507456Aug 17, 2026Aug 17, 20262TX
JOCHVI EXPRESS LLC4198287Nov 11, 2025Nov 11, 20251TX
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.
206B929TX2EMPERIAL TRUCKING LLCAug 17, 2026Aug 17, 20262
206B929TXJOCHVI EXPRESS LLCNov 11, 2025Nov 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 3, 2026