Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner FLD120

1FVHAHAV53DK81674 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenAug 22, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 24, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1FVHAHAV53DK81674
Make
Freightliner
Model
FLD120
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
HAHAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
K81674

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 · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
FLD120

Prefix basis · 27 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FLD120

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Dec 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around12OOSEL PASO EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4225766R728419/TX
Nov 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around3EL PASO EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4225766R728419/TX
Jan 24, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSDA VINCI'S TRANSPORT LLC 3443344R634031/TX
Aug 22, 2023TXI · Full20OOSDA VINCI'S TRANSPORT LLC 3443344R634031/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EL PASO EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4225766Nov 19, 2025Dec 24, 20252TX
DA VINCI'S TRANSPORT LLC3443344Aug 22, 2023Jan 24, 20242TX
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.
R728419TXEL PASO EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLCNov 19, 2025Dec 24, 20252
R634031TXDA VINCI'S TRANSPORT LLCAug 22, 2023Jan 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026