Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDT7CHBR3005 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenJul 5, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVACWDT7CHBR3005
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BR3005

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 · 4,482 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 4,482 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,482 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
M2

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 5, 2023 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Jan 16, 2026CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Apr 7, 2025USI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Feb 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Jan 29, 2025CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Jan 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842K1/CA
Aug 1, 2024USI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Jul 31, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Jan 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Jan 17, 2024CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Oct 5, 2023CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Jul 26, 2023USI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
Jul 5, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630010842E1/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC1216300Jul 5, 2023May 14, 202614CA
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.
10842E1CASONIC TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 5, 2023May 14, 202613
10842K1CASONIC TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026