Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 International 9400

2HSFHAER4WC038940 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 21, 2023
US
Last seenJan 9, 2025
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2HSFHAER4WC038940
Make
International
Model
9400
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
2HS

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FHAER

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
038940

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 · 285 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
9400

Prefix basis · 285 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
9400

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Jan 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 9, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0CHASE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1627260PWQ8554/OH
Jun 19, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0CHASE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1627260PWQ8554/OH
Jun 21, 2023USI · Full1CHASE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1627260PWQ8554/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHASE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC1627260Jun 21, 2023Jan 9, 20253OH
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.
PWQ8554OHCHASE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCJun 21, 2023Jan 9, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026