Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cheetah Chassis

5EF3SC332HB787375 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenDec 12, 2023
MI
Last seenAug 14, 2025
MI
Inspected under 2 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
5EF3SC332HB787375
Make
Cheetah Chassis
Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS
Model year
2017
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
3SC33

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
787375

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
2017

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 · Dec 12, 2023 – Aug 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2025MII · Full13OOSNORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 3195597953192ST/IL
Jul 22, 2025INIII · Driver-only1ZAIN TRANS INC 3497749953192ST/IL
Dec 12, 2023MIII · Walk-around1OOSZAIN TRANS INC 3497749953192ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC3195597Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251IL
ZAIN TRANS INC3497749Dec 12, 2023Jul 22, 20252IL
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.
953192STILNORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION GROUP INCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
953192STILZAIN TRANS INCDec 12, 2023Jul 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026