Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner CST120

1FUJBBCV04PL96096 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenDec 13, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 6, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJBBCV04PL96096
Make
Freightliner
Model
CST120
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JBBCV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
L96096

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
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 74 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CST120

Prefix basis · 74 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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CST120

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Jan 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSM&A TRANSPORT 2462400JFV8497/TX
Oct 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSM&A TRANSPORT 2462400JFV8497/TX
Oct 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around0M&A TRANSPORT 2462400JFV8497/TX
Jul 2, 2024TXI · Full20OOSM&A TRANSPORT 2462400200C010/TX
Jul 2, 2024TXI · Full20OOSM&A TRANSPORT 2462400JFV8497/TX
May 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around2M&A TRANSPORT 2462400JFV8497/TX
Dec 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around0M&A TRANSPORT 2462400JFV8497/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&A TRANSPORT2462400Dec 13, 2023Jan 6, 20267TX
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.
JFV8497TXM&A TRANSPORTDec 13, 2023Jan 6, 20266
200C010TXM&A TRANSPORTJul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026