Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPDSZB7XDA97117 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 19, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 18, 2026
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUPDSZB7XDA97117
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1999
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
PDSZB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
A97117

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 · 211 decoded VINs at 98.1% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 211 decoded VINs at 98.1% 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
1999

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 · Aug 19, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1JOSE FRANCISCO LEAL 2147302XE546V/FL
Mar 4, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0JOSE FRANCISCO LEAL 2147302XC821B/FL
Jan 14, 2025LAII · Walk-around1OOSJOSE FRANCISCO LEAL 2147302XC821B/FL
Dec 3, 2024LAII · Walk-around2OOSJOSE FRANCISCO LEAL 2147302XC821B/FL
Aug 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around5JOSE FRANCISCO LEAL 2147302AB81PZ/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE FRANCISCO LEAL2147302Aug 19, 2023Mar 18, 20265FL
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.
XE546VFLJOSE FRANCISCO LEALMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
XC821BFLJOSE FRANCISCO LEALDec 3, 2024Mar 4, 20253
AB81PZFLJOSE FRANCISCO LEALAug 19, 2023Aug 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026