Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCSZB4VL809411 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 20, 2023
MT
Last seenApr 18, 2025
MO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUPCSZB4VL809411
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
PCSZB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
809411

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 20, 2023 – Apr 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 18, 2025MOI · Full2WESTERN CARRIERS LLC 3890418BH8587/ID
Aug 19, 2024KYII · Walk-around1WESTERN CARRIERS LLC 3890418BH8587/ID
Jul 18, 2024UTI · Full4WESTERN CARRIERS LLC 3890418BH8587/ID
Mar 9, 2024WYI · Full7OOSWESTERN CARRIERS LLC 3890418BH8587/ID
Nov 20, 2023MTII · Walk-around4WESTERN CARRIERS LLC 3890418BH8587/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESTERN CARRIERS LLC3890418Nov 20, 2023Apr 18, 20255ID
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.
BH8587IDWESTERN CARRIERS LLCNov 20, 2023Apr 18, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026