Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDTXGHHM2234 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
38 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJun 30, 2023
MD
Last seenAug 3, 2026
NJ
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVACWDTXGHHM2234
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 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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HM2234

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO 3997393981336/IN
Jun 2, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO 3997393805746/IN
Apr 28, 2026DEIII · Driver-only0SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO 3997393805746/IN
Mar 17, 2026DEII · Walk-around0SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO 3997393805746/IN
Aug 20, 2025DEII · Walk-around0SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO 3997393805746/IN
Mar 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around0SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO 3997392378944/IN
Jan 23, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO 3997392378944/IN
Jun 4, 2024MDII · Walk-around0SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO 3997392378944/IN
Jun 30, 2023MDII · Walk-around0SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO 3997392378944/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO399739Jun 30, 2023Aug 3, 20269NC
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.
3981336IN1SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE COAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
3805746INSAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE COAug 20, 2025Jun 2, 20264
2378944INSAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE COJun 30, 2023Mar 18, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026