Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner M2

1FVHCYBS5CHBP6868 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 16, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 8, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVHCYBS5CHBP6868
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 22, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
BP6868

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Aug 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 8, 2025CAI · Full0PATTON SALES CORP 260487993954Z1/CA
May 27, 2025CAI · Full1PATTON SALES CORP 260487993954Z1/CA
May 3, 2024CAI · Full1PATTON SALES CORP 260487993954Z1/CA
Oct 19, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only1PATTON SALES CORP 260487993954Z1/CA
Jul 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1PATTON SALES CORP 260487993954Z1/CA
Jun 16, 2023CAI · Full0PATTON SALES CORP 260487993954Z1/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATTON SALES CORP2604879Jun 16, 2023Aug 8, 20256CA
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.
93954Z1CAPATTON SALES CORPJun 16, 2023Aug 8, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026