Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner FL112

1FV4TTDB8WH897198 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 1, 2024
CT
Last seenJul 1, 2026
CT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FV4TTDB8WH897198
Make
Freightliner
Model
FL112
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 11, 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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4TTDB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
897198

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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FL112

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jul 1, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026CTIII · Driver-only2OOSFGB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 893846J26966/CT
Jul 1, 2026CTIII · Driver-only2OOSFGB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 893846J26966/CT
Jul 17, 2024CTIII · Driver-only1FGB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 893846J26966/CT
Jul 1, 2024CTIII · Driver-only2FGB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 893846J26966/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FGB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY893846Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20264CT
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.
J26966CT1FGB CONSTRUCTION COMPANYJul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026