Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner USF-1E

1FUYDZYB7VP876458 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenOct 15, 2024
TX
Last seenNov 5, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUYDZYB7VP876458
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
Jun 21, 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
YDZYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
876458

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 15, 2024 – Nov 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2025TXI · Full5COWAN SYSTEMS LLC 5488802407983/IN
Jul 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSCOWAN SYSTEMS LLC 5488802407983/IN
Jul 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSCOWAN SYSTEMS LLC 548880118C411/TX
Apr 3, 2025TXI · Full0COWAN SYSTEMS LLC 5488802407983/IN
Dec 20, 2024TXI · Full0COWAN SYSTEMS LLC 5488802407983/IN
Nov 6, 2024TXI · Full11OOSCOWAN SYSTEMS LLC 5488802407983/IN
Oct 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSCOWAN SYSTEMS LLC 5488802407983/IN
Oct 15, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0COWAN SYSTEMS LLC 5488802407983/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC548880Oct 15, 2024Nov 5, 20258MD
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.
2407983INCOWAN SYSTEMS LLCOct 15, 2024Nov 5, 20257
118C411TXCOWAN SYSTEMS LLCJul 28, 2025Jul 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026