Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Freightliner M2

1FVHC5DV9DHFA7356 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenNov 17, 2023
CT
Last seenDec 5, 2025
CT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVHC5DV9DHFA7356
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
HC5DV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
FA7356

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 · 583 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 583 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 583 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
2013

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Nov 17, 2023 – Dec 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 5, 2025CTI · Full0RED FOX TRANSPORTATION LLC 361299071174A/CT
Apr 10, 2025CTII · Walk-around1RED FOX TRANSPORTATION LLC 361299071174A/CT
Jan 3, 2025CTIII · Driver-only1RED FOX TRANSPORTATION LLC 361299071174A/CT
Jul 11, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1RED FOX TRANSPORTATION LLC 361299071174A/CT
May 21, 2024CTI · Full0RED FOX TRANSPORTATION LLC 361299071174A/CT
Mar 28, 2024CTIII · Driver-only0RED FOX TRANSPORTATION LLC 361299071174A/CT
Nov 17, 2023CTIII · Driver-only0RED FOX TRANSPORTATION LLC 361299071174A/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED FOX TRANSPORTATION LLC3612990Nov 17, 2023Dec 5, 20257CT
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.
71174ACTRED FOX TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 17, 2023Dec 5, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026