Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCSZB7WL887117 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 25, 2023
MT
Last seenApr 3, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUPCSZB7WL887117
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 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
PCSZB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
887117

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 · 1,104 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 1,104 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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 25, 2023 – Apr 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around2MELGAR TRANSPORT LLC 3246249R804615/TX
Jun 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around1MELGAR TRANSPORT LLC 3246249R675499/TX
Dec 27, 2024IDIII · Driver-only0MELGAR TRANSPORT LLC 3246249R675499/TX
Jul 31, 2024COIII · Driver-only0MELGAR TRANSPORT LLC 3246249R675499/TX
Sep 25, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0MELGAR TRANSPORT LLC 3246249R675499/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELGAR TRANSPORT LLC3246249Sep 25, 2023Apr 3, 20265TX
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.
R804615TXMELGAR TRANSPORT LLCApr 3, 2026Apr 3, 20261
R675499TXMELGAR TRANSPORT LLCSep 25, 2023Jun 21, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026