Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner High COE

1FUPBXYB1WLA27590 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 24, 2023
IL
Last seenMar 8, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1FUPBXYB1WLA27590
Make
Freightliner
Model
High COE
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
PBXYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
A27590

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
High COE

Prefix basis · 5 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
High COE

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 24, 2023 – Mar 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 8, 2026TNI · Full4OOSAPANUI HEAVY HAUL LLC 4033449LR5913/IA
Jan 27, 2025WIII · Walk-around0APANUI HEAVY HAUL LLC 4033449FZ0258/IA
Nov 18, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1APANUI HEAVY HAUL LLC 4033449JT9136/IA
Mar 29, 2024ILII · Walk-around0KDM TRUCKING LLC 3232637N7503HY/TN
Oct 24, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0KDM TRUCKING LLC 3232637N7503HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APANUI HEAVY HAUL LLC4033449Nov 18, 2024Mar 8, 20263IA
KDM TRUCKING LLC3232637Oct 24, 2023Mar 29, 20242TN
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.
LR5913IAAPANUI HEAVY HAUL LLCMar 8, 2026Mar 8, 20261
FZ0258IAAPANUI HEAVY HAUL LLCJan 27, 2025Jan 27, 20251
JT9136IAAPANUI HEAVY HAUL LLCNov 18, 2024Nov 18, 20241
N7503HYTNKDM TRUCKING LLCOct 24, 2023Mar 29, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026