Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner FL60

1FV3GLBC3WH890980 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 22, 2024
VT
Last seenJan 14, 2026
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FV3GLBC3WH890980
Make
Freightliner
Model
FL60
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3GLBC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
890980

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
FL60

Prefix basis · 3 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FL60

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 22, 2024 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026PAI · Full0JUSTIN BISHOP 382402651087PF/NY
Jul 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around6OOSJUSTIN BISHOP 382402626275PF/NY
May 13, 2024NYII · Walk-around4JUSTIN BISHOP 382402626275PF/NY
Jan 22, 2024VTIII · Driver-only1JUSTIN BISHOP 382402626275PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUSTIN BISHOP3824026Jan 22, 2024Jan 14, 20264NY
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.
51087PFNYJUSTIN BISHOPJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
26275PFNYJUSTIN BISHOPJan 22, 2024Jul 15, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026