Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner MT 55 Chassis

4UZAARDU1HCJE5357 · Step Van/Walk-in Van · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 1, 2024
FL
Last seenMay 5, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
4UZAARDU1HCJE5357
Make
Freightliner
Model
MT 55 Chassis
Model year
2017
Body class
Step Van/Walk-in Van
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4UZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AARDU

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
JE5357

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MT 55 Chassis

Prefix basis · 10 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MT 55 Chassis

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Step Van/Walk-in Van

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 · Oct 1, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 86876E7530K/FL
May 5, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0OUTDOOR DEPOT INC 1324821DD62HZ/FL
Oct 1, 2024FLIII · Driver-only2FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 8687630BDEC/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION86876Oct 1, 2024May 5, 20262TN
OUTDOOR DEPOT INC1324821May 5, 2026May 5, 20261FL
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.
E7530KFLFEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATIONMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
DD62HZFLOUTDOOR DEPOT INCMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
30BDECFLFEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATIONOct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026