Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

1FVACWFC6JHJP6249 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenSep 29, 2023
MI
Last seenMar 18, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1FVACWFC6JHJP6249
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JP6249

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 · 4,208 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 4,208 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,208 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
2018

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 · Sep 29, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026INIII · Driver-only1CITY LEAD AUTOS LLC 3878000P1165164/IL
Oct 15, 2025IAI · Full11OOSCITY LEAD AUTOS LLC 3878000TEMP/IL
Sep 18, 2025INIII · Driver-only3OOSCITY LEAD AUTOS LLC 3878000P1165164/IL
Dec 10, 2024NHIII · Driver-only1UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P970911/IL
Dec 5, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P970911/IL
Sep 24, 2024ARI · Full0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P970911/IL
Sep 16, 2024KSI · Full0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P970911/IL
Mar 26, 2024INIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P970911/IL
Feb 27, 2024KYI · Full1UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P970911/IL
Nov 16, 2023IAII · Walk-around2UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P970911/IL
Sep 29, 2023MII · Full0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P970911/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CITY LEAD AUTOS LLC3878000Sep 18, 2025Mar 18, 20263IL
UNIVERSE CARRIER INC2124287Sep 29, 2023Dec 10, 20248IL
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.
P1165164ILCITY LEAD AUTOS LLCSep 18, 2025Mar 18, 20262
TEMPILCITY LEAD AUTOS LLCOct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251
P970911ILUNIVERSE CARRIER INCSep 29, 2023Dec 10, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026