Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner Med. Conv.

1FUY3MDB1VP739740 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJun 25, 2024
TX
Last seenJan 6, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUY3MDB1VP739740
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 21, 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
Y3MDB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
739740

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 · 108 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Med. Conv.

Prefix basis · 108 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 25, 2024 – Jan 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 6, 2026TXI · Full17OOSMARLON BAIRES 23431231N63776/TX
Jun 19, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1MARLON BAIRES 23431231N63776/TX
May 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSMARLON BAIRES 23431231N63776/TX
Apr 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSMARLON BAIRES 23431231N63776/TX
Feb 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around3MARLON BAIRES 23431231N63776/TX
Dec 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around1MARLON BAIRES 23431231N63776/TX
Aug 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MARLON BAIRES 23431231N63776/TX
Jun 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MARLON BAIRES 23431231N63776/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARLON BAIRES2343123Jun 25, 2024Jan 6, 20268TX
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.
1N63776TXMARLON BAIRESJun 25, 2024Jan 6, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026