Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner MT45 Chassis

4UZAAPDU09CAG8960 · Step Van/Walk-in Van · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 25, 2023
MD
Last seenMay 21, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4UZAAPDU09CAG8960
Make
Freightliner
Model
MT45 Chassis
Model year
2009
Body class
Step Van/Walk-in Van
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
4UZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AAPDU

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AG8960

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MT45 Chassis

Prefix basis · 14 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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MT45 Chassis

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Step Van/Walk-in Van

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)

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 · Jul 25, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026MDIII · Driver-only0HEPBRON VENDING INC 486240CL26742/MD
Sep 23, 2024MDII · Walk-around1HEPBRON VENDING INC 486240CL26742/DE
Jul 1, 2024DEI · Full0HEPBRON VENDING INC 486240CL26742/DE
Feb 1, 2024DEI · Full0HEPBRON VENDING INC 486240CL26742/DE
Jul 25, 2023MDI · Full3HEPBRON VENDING INC 486240CL26742/DE
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HEPBRON VENDING INC486240Jul 25, 2023May 21, 20265DE
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.
CL26742MDHEPBRON VENDING INCMay 21, 2026May 21, 20261
CL26742DEHEPBRON VENDING INCJul 25, 2023Sep 23, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026