Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCSEB6WP889049 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 12, 2023
MO
Last seenJun 30, 2026
CO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUPCSEB6WP889049
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
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 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
PCSEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
889049

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 · 431 decoded VINs at 96.8% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 431 decoded VINs at 96.8% 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
Long Conv.

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026COII · Walk-around0DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023XE973D/FL
Apr 24, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023XE973D/FL
Mar 31, 2026MOII · Walk-around4DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023XE973D/FL
Nov 13, 2024ILII · Walk-around0DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023XA897A/FL
Mar 5, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2OOSDR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023XA897A/FL
Feb 27, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023XA897A/FL
Feb 6, 2024KSII · Walk-around3DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023AJ71275/AZ
Aug 21, 2023MAI · Full3DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023AJ71275/AZ
Jul 12, 2023MOIII · Driver-only1DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC 3643023AJ71275/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INC3643023Jul 12, 2023Jun 30, 20269FL
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.
XE973DFL1DR TROPICAL TRUCKING INCMar 31, 2026Jun 30, 20263
XA897AFLDR TROPICAL TRUCKING INCFeb 27, 2024Nov 13, 20243
AJ71275AZDR TROPICAL TRUCKING INCJul 12, 2023Feb 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026