Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCSZB3WP954451 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 4, 2024
AZ
Last seenMar 6, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1FUPCSZB3WP954451
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
PCSZB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
954451

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 · 1,104 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 1,104 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
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 · Jan 4, 2024 – Mar 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1FACM TRUCKING LLC 3994680AL21405/AZ
Jan 6, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0FACM TRUCKING LLC 3994680AL21405/AZ
Sep 10, 2025AZI · Full2FACM TRUCKING LLC 3994680AL21405/AZ
Feb 26, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2OOSFACM TRANSPORT LLC 3637430AL21405/AZ
Dec 2, 2024AZII · Walk-around4FACM TRANSPORT LLC 3637430AL21405/AZ
Mar 15, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2OOSFACM TRANSPORT LLC 3637430AL21405/AZ
Jan 4, 2024AZII · Walk-around2FACM TRANSPORT LLC 3637430AL21405/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FACM TRUCKING LLC3994680Sep 10, 2025Mar 6, 20263AZ
FACM TRANSPORT LLC3637430Jan 4, 2024Feb 26, 20254AZ
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.
AL21405AZFACM TRUCKING LLCSep 10, 2025Mar 6, 20263
AL21405AZFACM TRANSPORT LLCJan 4, 2024Feb 26, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026