Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner USF-1E

2FUYDCXBXVA718207 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
38 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 20
First seenJun 22, 2023
US
Last seenAug 4, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FUYDCXBXVA718207
Make
Freightliner
Model
USF-1E
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
2FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YDCXB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
718207

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
1997

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 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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026USIII · Driver-only2LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
May 29, 2026AZIII · Driver-only3LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 2872843LHA8C6A/AZ
Feb 12, 2026USI · Full9LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Dec 3, 2025AZIII · Driver-only4LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 2872843LHA8C6A/AZ
Nov 14, 2025USI · Full9OOSLUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Oct 31, 2025USII · Walk-around13LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Oct 7, 2025USI · Full10LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Sep 18, 2025USI · Full11OOSLUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Jun 24, 2025USI · Full5OOSLUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
May 12, 2025USII · Walk-around3LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Mar 26, 2025USI · Full11LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Jan 31, 2025USI · Full8LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Oct 1, 2024USI · Full13LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Sep 26, 2024AZI · Full5LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 2872843LHA8C6A/AZ
Sep 24, 2024USI · Full15OOSLUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Aug 15, 2024USI · Full7OOSLUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Aug 3, 2024USII · Walk-around8LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Jan 9, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 2872843LHA8C6A/AZ
Nov 1, 2023USI · Full6LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
Jun 22, 2023USI · Full17LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ 287284319EN9H/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZ2872843Jun 22, 2023Aug 4, 202620SO
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.
19EN9HMX1LUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZJun 22, 2023Aug 4, 202616
LHA8C6AAZLUIS ERNESTO SOTO RUIZJan 9, 2024May 29, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026