Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Cheetah Chassis

5EF3GC408LB797200 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 10, 2024
PA
Last seenOct 1, 2024
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
5EF3GC408LB797200
Make
Cheetah Chassis
Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
3GC40

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
797200

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 · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Prefix basis · 22 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
2020

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 10, 2024 – Oct 1, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 1, 2024NYIII · Driver-only3SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC 2766845144172/ME
Jul 16, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2SILK ROAD SPECIALIZED LLC 34039415144172/ME
Jul 10, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC 2766845144172/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC276684Jul 10, 2024Oct 1, 20242NY
SILK ROAD SPECIALIZED LLC3403941Jul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241NY
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.
5144172MESOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INCJul 10, 2024Oct 1, 20242
5144172MESILK ROAD SPECIALIZED LLCJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026