Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cheetah Chassis

5EF4GC401GB785058 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenDec 18, 2024
WA
Last seenMar 30, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
5EF4GC401GB785058
Make
Cheetah Chassis
Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
4GC40

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
785058

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 · 15 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Prefix basis · 15 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
2016

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 18, 2024 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0GERARDO CRUZ 88643954050AJ/WA
Feb 26, 2026WAII · Walk-around2OOSGERARDO CRUZ 88643954050AJ/WA
Dec 19, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSCORONA'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 330062454050AJ/WA
Dec 18, 2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSCORONA'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 330062454050AJ/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERARDO CRUZ886439Feb 26, 2026Mar 30, 20262WA
CORONA'S TRANSPORTATION LLC3300624Dec 18, 2024Dec 19, 20242WA
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.
54050AJWAGERARDO CRUZFeb 26, 2026Mar 30, 20262
54050AJWA2CORONA'S TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 18, 2024Dec 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026