Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDT7GHGZ4353 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenApr 10, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 29, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVACWDT7GHGZ4353
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GZ4353

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
2016

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 10, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026CAI · Full0HOOKED ON TOWING LLC 331603588792Z2/CA
Apr 1, 2026CAI · Full1HOOKED ON TOWING LLC 331603588792Z2/CA
Apr 1, 2026CAI · Full0HOOKED ON TOWING LLC 331603588792Z2/CA
Apr 30, 2025CAI · Full0HOOKED ON TOWING LLC 331603588792Z2/CA
Apr 10, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1OOSHOOKED ON TOWING LLC 331603588792Z2/CA
Apr 10, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0HOOKED ON TOWING LLC 331603588792Z2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOOKED ON TOWING LLC3316035Apr 10, 2024Apr 29, 20266CA
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.
88792Z2CAHOOKED ON TOWING LLCApr 10, 2024Apr 29, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026