Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner USF-1E

1FUYDDYB9VP623550 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenAug 9, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 5, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUYDDYB9VP623550
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 18, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
623550

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 9, 2023 – May 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSJASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC 41810831N21748/TX
Mar 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC 41810831N21748/TX
Aug 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0JASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC 41810831N21748/TX
Jul 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around0JASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC 41810831N21748/TX
May 28, 2024TXI · Full4JASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC 41810831N21748/TX
Apr 18, 2024USI · Full9OOSJASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC 41810831N21748/TX
Apr 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around0JASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC 41810831N21748/TX
Mar 26, 2024USI · Full3OOSJASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC 41810831N21748/TX
Feb 13, 2024USI · Full7OOSJASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC 41810831N21748/TX
Aug 29, 2023USII · Walk-around1EL MEXICANO LLC 31811811N21748/TX
Aug 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSEL MEXICANO LLC 31811811N21748/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JASON SMITH TRUCKING LLC4181083Feb 13, 2024May 5, 20259TX
EL MEXICANO LLC3181181Aug 9, 2023Aug 29, 20232TX
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.
1N21748TXJASON SMITH TRUCKING LLCFeb 13, 2024May 5, 20259
1N21748TXEL MEXICANO LLCAug 9, 2023Aug 29, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026