Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Freightliner Med. Conv.

1FUY3EDB9TH678683 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections27
all-time
OOS inspections13
of 27
First seenMay 22, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 2, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
1FUY3EDB9TH678683
Make
Freightliner
Model
Med. Conv.
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
Y3EDB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
678683

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 · 38 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Med. Conv.

Prefix basis · 38 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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Med. 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 · May 22, 2024 – May 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around6EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Mar 18, 2026TXI · Full10OOSEDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Mar 10, 2026USI · Full3EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Feb 27, 2026TXI · Full9EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Feb 20, 2026TXI · Full9EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ESS5/TA
Oct 27, 2025TXI · Full8OOSEDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around3EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Oct 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around3EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Oct 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around2EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Oct 6, 2025TXI · Full3OOSEDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Oct 1, 2025USI · Full7EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Sep 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around5EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Sep 25, 2025USI · Full8EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN 410341037ES8G/MX
Aug 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around8CELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Jun 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around8CELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Jun 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Apr 24, 2025USI · Full10OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Mar 24, 2025USI · Full6CELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Feb 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around3CELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Jan 2, 2025TXI · Full10OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Dec 2, 2024USI · Full16OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Oct 18, 2024TXI · Full18OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Aug 22, 2024USI · Full11OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Jul 16, 2024USI · Full13OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Jun 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
Jun 6, 2024USI · Full7OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
May 22, 2024TXI · Full8OOSCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES 203083337ES8G/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRAN4103410Sep 25, 2025May 2, 202613TA
CELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDES2030833May 22, 2024Aug 12, 202514TA
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.
37ES8GMXEDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRANSep 25, 2025May 2, 202612
37ESS5TAEDUARDO JEU SILVA CAPISTRANFeb 20, 2026Feb 20, 20261
37ES8GMXCELEDONIO CASTILLO BENAVIDESMay 22, 2024Aug 12, 202514
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026