Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCSZB6WL888257 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJun 13, 2023
MS
Last seenSep 26, 2025
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUPCSZB6WL888257
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
PCSZB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
888257

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 · 1,104 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 1,104 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
Long Conv.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

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

  • 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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 26, 2025LAII · Walk-around3OOSS & M EXPRESS LLC 3213422A554382/MS
Sep 13, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0S & M EXPRESS LLC 3213422A554382/MS
Jul 11, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0S & M EXPRESS LLC 3213422A554382/MS
Mar 17, 2025MSII · Walk-around6OOSS & M EXPRESS LLC 3213422A495516/MS
Jul 26, 2024MSI · Full7OOSS & M EXPRESS LLC 3213422A495516/MS
Feb 8, 2024MSII · Walk-around3S & M EXPRESS LLC 3213422A495516/MS
Sep 5, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0S & M EXPRESS LLC 3213422A495516/MS
Aug 18, 2023LAII · Walk-around5S & M EXPRESS LLC 3213422A495516/MS
Jun 13, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0S & M EXPRESS LLC 3213422B80 3457/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S & M EXPRESS LLC3213422Jun 13, 2023Sep 26, 20259MS
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.
A554382MSS & M EXPRESS LLCJul 11, 2025Sep 26, 20253
A495516MSS & M EXPRESS LLCAug 18, 2023Mar 17, 20255
B80 3457MSS & M EXPRESS LLCJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026