Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 International 4700

1HTSCABM3WH522608 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 20, 2024
MD
Last seenMay 20, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
1HTSCABM3WH522608
Make
International
Model
4700
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
1HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SCABM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
522608

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
INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 144 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4700

Prefix basis · 144 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4700

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • 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 · Sep 20, 2024 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026MDIII · Driver-only0MARYLAND TREE EXPERTS 33049315GG9882/MD
Mar 24, 2026MDII · Walk-around4OOSMD TREE EXPERTS CO 43331525GG9882/MD
Nov 24, 2025MDII · Walk-around1I-TREE EXPERTS CO 37823335GG9882/MD
May 7, 2025MDII · Walk-around3I-TREE EXPERTS CO 37823335GG9882/MD
Dec 20, 2024MDII · Walk-around3OOSI-TREE EXPERTS CO 37823335GC9882/MD
Sep 20, 2024MDII · Walk-around5I-TREE EXPERTS CO 37823335GG9882/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARYLAND TREE EXPERTS3304931May 20, 2026May 20, 20261MD
MD TREE EXPERTS CO4333152Mar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261MD
I-TREE EXPERTS CO3782333Sep 20, 2024Nov 24, 20254MD
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.
5GG9882MDMARYLAND TREE EXPERTSMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
5GG9882MDMD TREE EXPERTS COMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
5GG9882MD1I-TREE EXPERTS COSep 20, 2024Nov 24, 20253
5GC9882MD1I-TREE EXPERTS CODec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026