Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner USF-1E

1FUPDSZB3VL809039 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 2, 2023
SC
Last seenAug 31, 2026
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUPDSZB3VL809039
Make
Freightliner
Model
USF-1E
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
PDSZB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
809039

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 · 211 decoded VINs at 98.1% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 211 decoded VINs at 98.1% 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
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
USF-1E

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 2, 2023 – Aug 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 31, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1—RODNEY THOMAS MORTON 613818NK1176/NC
May 20, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0—RODNEY THOMAS MORTON 613818NK1176/NC
Aug 2, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0—RODNEY THOMAS MORTON 613818NK1176/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RODNEY THOMAS MORTON613818Aug 2, 2023Aug 31, 20263NC
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.
NK1176NC1RODNEY THOMAS MORTONAug 2, 2023 → Aug 31, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026