Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Freightliner FL70

1FVABSAK52HK10497 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenDec 20, 2023
NY
Last seenJul 1, 2026
NY
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
1FVABSAK52HK10497
Make
Freightliner
Model
FL70
Model year
2002
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
ABSAK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
K10497

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 · 61 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
FL70

Prefix basis · 61 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FL70

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 20, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026NYI · Full3OOSDERRICK'S TRUCKING LLC 3824816XPBG42/NJ
Jun 8, 2026NYII · Walk-around5OOSDERRICK'S TRUCKING LLC 3824816XPBG42/NJ
Jun 8, 2026NYII · Walk-around5OOSDERRICK'S TRUCKING LLC 3824816XPBG42/NJ
Oct 11, 2024NJIII · Driver-only2BERNARD BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4160436XPBG42/NJ
Sep 12, 2024MDII · Walk-around5BERNARD BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4160436XPBG42/NJ
Dec 20, 2023NYII · Walk-around2BERNARD BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4160436XPBG42/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DERRICK'S TRUCKING LLC3824816Jun 8, 2026Jul 1, 20263NJ
BERNARD BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC4160436Dec 20, 2023Oct 11, 20243NJ
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.
XPBG42NJ1DERRICK'S TRUCKING LLCJun 8, 2026Jul 1, 20263
XPBG42NJBERNARD BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLCDec 20, 2023Oct 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026