Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner USF-1E

1FUYDDYB0VL665046 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 15, 2023
GA
Last seenJan 9, 2026
FL
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
1FUYDDYB0VL665046
Make
Freightliner
Model
USF-1E
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 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
YDDYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
665046

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
USF-1E

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 15, 2023 – Jan 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 9, 2026FLII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC 878741DF43BK/FL
Oct 23, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC 878741DF43BK/FL
Aug 1, 2025FLII · Walk-around1SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC 878741DF43BK/FL
Jul 30, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC 878741AB62SY/FL
Feb 15, 2024GAII · Walk-around0CROWN CARGO INC 24279802427980/FL
Nov 14, 2023COI · Full2CROWN CARGO INC 2427980AB62SY/FL
Jun 15, 2023GAI · Full1CROWN CARGO INC 2427980JD84PD/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC878741Jul 30, 2024Jan 9, 20264TN
CROWN CARGO INC2427980Jun 15, 2023Feb 15, 20243FL
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.
DF43BKFLSOUTHERN CARRIERS INCAug 1, 2025Jan 9, 20263
AB62SYFLSOUTHERN CARRIERS INCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
2427980FLCROWN CARGO INCFeb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241
AB62SYFLCROWN CARGO INCNov 14, 2023Nov 14, 20231
JD84PDFLCROWN CARGO INCJun 15, 2023Jun 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026