Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCXZB2VP711628 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJul 5, 2023
US
Last seenMay 19, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUPCXZB2VP711628
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1997
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
PCXZB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
711628

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 · 139 decoded VINs at 98.6% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 139 decoded VINs at 98.6% 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
1997

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 5, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026USI · Full2OOSRENE BUENO CASTANEDA 3185274EB5832B/CI
Sep 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0RENE BUENO CASTANEDA 3185274EB5823B/MX
Sep 15, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0RENE BUENO CASTANEDA 3185274EB5832B/MX
Oct 26, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSRENE BUENO CASTANEDA 3185274EC34894/MX
Jul 5, 2023USI · Full1OOSRENE BUENO CASTANEDA 3185274EC34894/CI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RENE BUENO CASTANEDA3185274Jul 5, 2023May 19, 20265MC
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.
EB5832BCIRENE BUENO CASTANEDAMay 19, 2026May 19, 20261
EB5823BMXRENE BUENO CASTANEDASep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
EB5832BMXRENE BUENO CASTANEDASep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
EC34894MXRENE BUENO CASTANEDAOct 26, 2023Oct 26, 20231
EC34894CIRENE BUENO CASTANEDAJul 5, 2023Jul 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026