Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCSEB9VP722781 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenAug 15, 2023
US
Last seenMar 17, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1FUPCSEB9VP722781
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
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
PCSEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
722781

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 · 431 decoded VINs at 96.8% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 431 decoded VINs at 96.8% 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
1997

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
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

  • 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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026USI · Full2OOSJOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN 389872889ES3F/MX
Sep 16, 2025USI · Full8JOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN 389872889ES3F/MX
Aug 28, 2025USI · Full11OOSJOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN 389872889ES3F/MX
Nov 4, 2023USI · Full7OOSSANDRO AMERICO RAMIREZ ORTIZ 244855726EP2C/MX
Aug 15, 2023USIII · Driver-only0SANDRO AMERICO RAMIREZ ORTIZ 244855726EP2C/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN3898728Aug 28, 2025Mar 17, 20263TA
SANDRO AMERICO RAMIREZ ORTIZ2448557Aug 15, 2023Nov 4, 20232TA
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.
89ES3FMXJOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUANAug 28, 2025Mar 17, 20263
26EP2CMXSANDRO AMERICO RAMIREZ ORTIZAug 15, 2023Nov 4, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026