Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Freightliner USF-1E

1FUWDCXA9TL868010 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 11, 2025
CO
Last seenApr 14, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUWDCXA9TL868010
Make
Freightliner
Model
USF-1E
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
WDCXA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
868010

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
USF-1E

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 11, 2025 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around0K THOMAS TRUCKING LLC 44166341N40408/TX
Mar 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around0K THOMAS TRUCKING LLC 44166341N40408/TX
Dec 11, 2025COI · Full11OOSK THOMAS TRUCKING LLC 4416634123456/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K THOMAS TRUCKING LLC4416634Dec 11, 2025Apr 14, 20263TX
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.
1N40408TXK THOMAS TRUCKING LLCMar 26, 2026Apr 14, 20262
123456TXK THOMAS TRUCKING LLCDec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026