Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner FL60

1FV3GJBC9WH914042 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 7, 2024
SD
Last seenJan 6, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
1FV3GJBC9WH914042
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
3GJBC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
914042

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 7, 2024 – Jan 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 6, 2026WAII · Walk-around1TEAM RV EXPRESS LLC 16966013887632/IN
Jun 13, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1BELL'S TRUCKING LLC 3235071SJ2961/BC
Oct 31, 2024CAI · Full1OOSFOREMOST TRANSPORT INC 1347271SJ2961/BC
Sep 7, 2024SDII · Walk-around0FOREMOST TRANSPORT INC 1347271SJ2961/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEAM RV EXPRESS LLC1696601Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261IN
BELL'S TRUCKING LLC3235071Jun 13, 2025Jun 13, 20251IN
FOREMOST TRANSPORT INC1347271Sep 7, 2024Oct 31, 20242IN
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.
3887632INTEAM RV EXPRESS LLCJan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261
SJ2961BCBELL'S TRUCKING LLCJun 13, 2025Jun 13, 20251
SJ2961BCFOREMOST TRANSPORT INCSep 7, 2024Oct 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026