Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDT9HHHY0278 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 3, 2023
ME
Last seenSep 24, 2025
MA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVACWDT9HHHY0278
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HY0278

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
2017

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 · Aug 3, 2023 – Sep 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 24, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1RDF EXPRESS INC 38156301AB96T/MA
Sep 17, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1RDF EXPRESS INC 38156301AB96T/MA
Jan 25, 2025MAIII · Driver-only3OOSRDF EXPRESS INC 3815630S59180/MA
Jul 24, 2024MAIII · Driver-only2RDF EXPRESS INC 38156301AB96T/MA
Feb 26, 2024MAIII · Driver-only1RDF EXPRESS INC 38156301AB96T/MA
Aug 3, 2023MEIII · Driver-only3RDF EXPRESS INC 38156301AB96T/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RDF EXPRESS INC3815630Aug 3, 2023Sep 24, 20256MA
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.
1AB96TMARDF EXPRESS INCAug 3, 2023Sep 24, 20255
S59180MARDF EXPRESS INCJan 25, 2025Jan 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026