Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner M2

1FVHC5DVXGHHR9950 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under4
38 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 18
First seenJul 24, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 38 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVHC5DVXGHHR9950
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Oct 10, 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
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
HR9950

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
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 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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Sep 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—EFUEL LLC 288213543029M4/CA
Jul 8, 2026CAI · Full1—EFUEL LLC 288213595494A3/CA
Jun 4, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
May 11, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
May 11, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
Apr 21, 2026CAI · Full2OOSSENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
Dec 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
Jul 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
Jun 11, 2025CAI · Full0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
May 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—MONTALVAN'S SALES INC 165503895494A3/CA
Jan 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
Dec 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
Nov 2, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
Nov 1, 2024CAI · Full1—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
Oct 21, 2024CAI · Full1OOSSENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308495494A3/CA
Apr 4, 2024CAI · Full1—RAMOS OIL CO INC 64684095494A3/CA
Aug 10, 2023CAI · Full0—RAMOS OIL CO INC 64684095494A3/CA
Jul 24, 2023CAI · Full1—RAMOS OIL CO INC 64684095494A3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EFUEL LLC2882135Jul 8, 2026Sep 10, 20262CA
SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC613084Oct 21, 2024Jun 4, 202612DE
MONTALVAN'S SALES INC1655038May 27, 2025May 27, 20251CA
RAMOS OIL CO INC646840Jul 24, 2023Apr 4, 20243CA
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.
43029M4CA1EFUEL LLCSep 10, 2026 → Sep 10, 20261
95494A3CA1EFUEL LLCJul 8, 2026 → Jul 8, 20261
95494A3CA1SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 21, 2024 → Jun 4, 202612
95494A3CA—MONTALVAN'S SALES INCMay 27, 2025 → May 27, 20251
95494A3CA—RAMOS OIL CO INCJul 24, 2023 → Apr 4, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 10, 2026