Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner M2

1FVHCYBS0CHBF2683 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenNov 9, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 17, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVHCYBS0CHBF2683
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2012
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
HCYBS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BF2683

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 · 382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 382 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
2012

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 9, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026CAI · Full1GROWLER LOGISTICS LLC 3639624EP11486/CA
Oct 9, 2025CAI · Full4OOSGROWLER LOGISTICS LLC 3639624EP11486/CA
Aug 13, 2025CAI · Full1GROWLER LOGISTICS LLC 3639624EP11486/CA
Dec 4, 2024CAI · Full3GROWLER LOGISTICS LLC 3639624EP11486/CA
Oct 22, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0GROWLER LOGISTICS LLC 3639624EP11486/CA
Oct 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around0GROWLER LOGISTICS LLC 3639624EP11486/CA
May 23, 2024CAI · Full1OOSGROWLER LOGISTICS LLC 3639624EP11486/CA
Nov 22, 2023CAI · Full0GROWLER LOGISTICS LLC 3639624EP11486/CA
Nov 9, 2023CAII · Walk-around0GROWLER LOGISTICS LLC 3639624EP11486/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GROWLER LOGISTICS LLC3639624Nov 9, 2023Jun 17, 20269CA
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.
EP11486CA1GROWLER LOGISTICS LLCNov 9, 2023Jun 17, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026