Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner Med. Conv.

1FUY3MCB5VP860840 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections72
all-time
OOS inspections24
of 72
First seenJun 22, 2023
US
Last seenApr 1, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUY3MCB5VP860840
Make
Freightliner
Model
Med. 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 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
Y3MCB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
860840

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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 · 72 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Med. Conv.

Prefix basis · 72 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed model
Med. Conv.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / 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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026USI · Full0—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Mar 26, 2026USI · Full4—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Mar 25, 2026USII · Walk-around3—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Mar 11, 2026USII · Walk-around2—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Mar 10, 2026USI · Full5—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Feb 13, 2026USI · Full6OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Feb 3, 2026USI · Full7—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jan 28, 2026USI · Full11—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jan 23, 2026USII · Walk-around7—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jan 15, 2026USI · Full8—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jan 13, 2026USI · Full8OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jan 6, 2026USII · Walk-around5—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Dec 30, 2025USII · Walk-around2—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Dec 18, 2025USI · Full12—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Dec 12, 2025USII · Walk-around9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Dec 5, 2025USI · Full9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Dec 1, 2025USIII · Driver-only4—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Nov 28, 2025USI · Full7—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Nov 26, 2025USI · Full2—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Nov 14, 2025USIII · Driver-only3—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Nov 5, 2025USIII · Driver-only1OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Oct 28, 2025USII · Walk-around3—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Oct 14, 2025USI · Full6—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Sep 9, 2025USI · Full6—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Aug 22, 2025USI · Full8—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Aug 20, 2025USI · Full9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Aug 7, 2025USI · Full3—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 31, 2025USI · Full10—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 29, 2025USI · Full6—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 24, 2025USI · Full9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 23, 2025USII · Walk-around1—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 22, 2025USI · Full8—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 15, 2025USI · Full6OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 8, 2025USII · Walk-around5—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jun 27, 2025USI · Full9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jun 20, 2025USI · Full9OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jun 9, 2025USI · Full8OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
May 2, 2025USI · Full11OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Apr 23, 2025USIII · Driver-only1—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Apr 16, 2025USI · Full9OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Apr 3, 2025USI · Full1—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Mar 24, 2025USI · Full7—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Feb 27, 2025USII · Walk-around7OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Feb 14, 2025USI · Full7—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jan 15, 2025USI · Full5OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Dec 2, 2024USI · Full6OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Oct 18, 2024USII · Walk-around3—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Oct 10, 2024USI · Full6—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Sep 19, 2024USI · Full4OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Sep 12, 2024USI · Full5OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Aug 15, 2024USI · Full9OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Aug 1, 2024USI · Full5—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 12, 2024USI · Full5—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 9, 2024USI · Full8OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 1, 2024USI · Full12OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jun 6, 2024USI · Full6OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
May 28, 2024USI · Full9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
May 22, 2024USI · Full9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
May 18, 2024USI · Full8OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Apr 9, 2024USI · Full9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Apr 3, 2024USI · Full9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Mar 21, 2024USI · Full4—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Feb 1, 2024USI · Full16OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jan 12, 2024USI · Full3—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jan 3, 2024USII · Walk-around6OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Oct 28, 2023USI · Full7—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Oct 4, 2023USI · Full9—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/SO
Sep 26, 2023USI · Full14OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Aug 31, 2023USI · Full7OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 20, 2023USII · Walk-around12—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jul 10, 2023USII · Walk-around3OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
Jun 22, 2023USI · Full3OOSDANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA 164763931ER2T/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTA1647639Jun 22, 2023Apr 1, 202672SO
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.
31ER2TMX1DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTAJun 22, 2023 → Apr 1, 202671
31ER2TSO—DANIEL ERNESTO PENA COTAOct 4, 2023 → Oct 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026