Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner High COE

1FUPBSEB0VL833116 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMar 29, 2024
WY
Last seenDec 2, 2025
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUPBSEB0VL833116
Make
Freightliner
Model
High COE
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 28, 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
PBSEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
833116

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
High COE

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 · Mar 29, 2024 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025COII · Walk-around2OOSWESTCORE LINKS INC 27843500EC963/AB
Apr 26, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0WESTCORE LINKS INC 27843500EC963/AB
Dec 22, 2024MTII · Walk-around0SNOWY OWL TRANSPORTATION INC 674490U88997/AB
Nov 17, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1SNOWY OWL TRANSPORTATION INC 674490U88997/AB
Mar 29, 2024WYII · Walk-around2OOSSNOWY OWL TRANSPORTATION INC 674490U88997/AB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESTCORE LINKS INC2784350Apr 26, 2025Dec 2, 20252AB
SNOWY OWL TRANSPORTATION INC674490Mar 29, 2024Dec 22, 20243AB
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.
0EC963ABWESTCORE LINKS INCApr 26, 2025Dec 2, 20252
U88997ABSNOWY OWL TRANSPORTATION INCMar 29, 2024Dec 22, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026