Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FV8C0Y96WLA10088 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 18, 2025
KY
Last seenJul 21, 2025
OK
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FV8C0Y96WLA10088
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1998
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
8C0Y9

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
A10088

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 · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 8 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
1998

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
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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 · Mar 18, 2025 – Jul 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2025OKII · Walk-around0BADNEWS TRUCKING LLC 2205714009729A/KY
Jun 24, 2025WVII · Walk-around1BADNEWS TRUCKING LLC 2205714009729A/KY
Mar 18, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0BADNEWS TRUCKING LLC 2205714A97164/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BADNEWS TRUCKING LLC2205714Mar 18, 2025Jul 21, 20253KY
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.
009729AKYBADNEWS TRUCKING LLCJun 24, 2025Jul 21, 20252
A97164KYBADNEWS TRUCKING LLCMar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026