Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Freightliner Columbia

1FUYPDZB61LH02720 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 16
First seenNov 6, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 10, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUYPDZB61LH02720
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck
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
YPDZB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
H02720

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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Columbia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

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 · Nov 6, 2023 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026TXI · Full2LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70687/TX
Jan 15, 2026TXI · Full5LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70687/TX
Dec 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around6LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70687/TX
Oct 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSLUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70687/TX
Jul 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around18OOSLUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70687/TX
Jun 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around7LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
Jun 11, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
Jun 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSLUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
Apr 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around7LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
Apr 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSLUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
Dec 12, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
Sep 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around4LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
May 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around3LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
Feb 9, 2024TXI · Full15OOSLUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
Feb 7, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
Nov 6, 2023TXI · Full25OOSLUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288491M70663/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS ANGEL MERCADO3528849Nov 6, 2023Jul 10, 202616TX
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.
1M70687TX1LUIS ANGEL MERCADOJul 16, 2025Jul 10, 20265
1M70663TXLUIS ANGEL MERCADONov 6, 2023Jun 14, 202511
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026