Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Caterpillar CF7AA

3HTJGTKT9FN512321 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMar 6, 2024
MD
Last seenSep 11, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
3HTJGTKT9FN512321
Make
Caterpillar
Model
CF7AA
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
3HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGTKT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
512321

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
CATERPILLAR

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CF7AA

Prefix basis · 45 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CATERPILLAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CF7AA

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 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 6, 2024 – Sep 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2025LAII · Walk-around2JFPC TRANSPORTATION LLC 3160891P9224K/FL
Sep 1, 2025FLIII · Driver-only4OOSJFPC TRANSPORTATION LLC 3160891P9224K/FL
Jun 9, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0JFPC TRANSPORTATION LLC 3160891P9224K/FL
Apr 9, 2025FLII · Walk-around3JFPC TRANSPORTATION LLC 3160891P9224K/FL
Mar 6, 2024MDII · Walk-around11HART CONSTRUCTION LLC 2592801E60146D/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JFPC TRANSPORTATION LLC3160891Apr 9, 2025Sep 11, 20254FL
HART CONSTRUCTION LLC2592801Mar 6, 2024Mar 6, 20241MD
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P9224KFLJFPC TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 9, 2025Sep 11, 20254
E60146DMDHART CONSTRUCTION LLCMar 6, 2024Mar 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026