Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner Med. Conv.

1FUY3MCB8VL788068 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections34
all-time
OOS inspections12
of 34
First seenJun 22, 2023
TX
Last seenNov 19, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUY3MCB8VL788068
Make
Freightliner
Model
Med. 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 14, 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
Y3MCB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
788068

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 · 72 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Med. Conv.

Prefix basis · 72 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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Med. 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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Sep 25, 2025USI · Full0JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Sep 13, 2025TXI · Full3JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Sep 10, 2025TXI · Full7OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Aug 21, 2025USI · Full1JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Aug 19, 2025TXI · Full3OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Aug 1, 2025TXI · Full2JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Jul 14, 2025TXI · Full2OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Jun 20, 2025USI · Full2OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Jun 11, 2025TXI · Full11JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
May 28, 2025TXI · Full4JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Jan 31, 2025USI · Full7OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Dec 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Oct 28, 2024TXI · Full4JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Oct 15, 2024USI · Full1JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
May 22, 2024TXI · Full4JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
May 21, 2024TXI · Full2JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Apr 24, 2024TXI · Full0JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Apr 2, 2024USI · Full9OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Mar 19, 2024USI · Full1OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Mar 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around1JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Mar 8, 2024TXI · Full4JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Feb 28, 2024TXI · Full3JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Feb 14, 2024TXI · Full5JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Feb 12, 2024USI · Full1JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Jan 26, 2024USI · Full2JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Jan 23, 2024TXI · Full1JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Dec 21, 2023TXI · Full7JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Nov 10, 2023USII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Nov 8, 2023USI · Full3OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Jul 25, 2023TXI · Full5JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Jun 27, 2023USI · Full7OOSJOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/MX
Jun 26, 2023TXI · Full4JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
Jun 22, 2023TXI · Full2JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO 1776328719ST4/CI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE VALDEZ GUERRERO1776328Jun 22, 2023Nov 19, 202534CI
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.
719ST4CIJOSE VALDEZ GUERREROJun 22, 2023Nov 19, 202512
719ST4MXJOSE VALDEZ GUERREROJun 27, 2023Sep 25, 202522
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026