Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Ford LT9000

1FDZU90L4VVA11079 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections24
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 24
First seenSep 8, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 16, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDZU90L4VVA11079
Make
Ford
Model
LT9000
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
1FD

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ZU90L

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
A11079

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
FORD

Prefix basis · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LT9000

Prefix basis · 17 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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LT9000

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Sep 8, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Jul 2, 2026NCII · Walk-around0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Apr 15, 2026NCII · Walk-around0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Mar 28, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Jan 27, 2026NCII · Walk-around0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Jan 12, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Nov 20, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Oct 31, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Oct 23, 2025NCII · Walk-around0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Oct 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Oct 3, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Sep 10, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSBOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Jun 26, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Jun 17, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
May 29, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
May 7, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Mar 4, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Jan 31, 2025NCII · Walk-around0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Dec 17, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Dec 16, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Nov 11, 2024NCII · Walk-around0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Sep 4, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB584415/NC
Jul 22, 2024NCII · Walk-around0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
Sep 8, 2023NCII · Walk-around0BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER 2900495ZB58415/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOBBY WILLIAM CARTER2900495Sep 8, 2023Jul 16, 202624NC
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.
ZB58415NC1BOBBY WILLIAM CARTERSep 8, 2023Jul 16, 202623
ZB584415NCBOBBY WILLIAM CARTERSep 4, 2024Sep 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026