Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

1FVHCYFE8LHLS3864 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 10
First seenDec 11, 2023
MO
Last seenApr 30, 2026
IL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVHCYFE8LHLS3864
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
HCYFE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LS3864

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 · 1,349 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 1,349 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,349 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
2020

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 · Dec 11, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026ILII · Walk-around7OOSSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KK0A/MO
Mar 20, 2025MOII · Walk-around3OOSSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KK0A/MO
Feb 13, 2025MOII · Walk-around13OOSSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KK0A/MO
Feb 5, 2025MOII · Walk-around10OOSSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KK0A/MO
Nov 12, 2024ILII · Walk-around6OOSSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KK0A/MO
Oct 22, 2024ILIII · Driver-only3STEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KKOA/MO
Sep 19, 2024ILII · Walk-around11OOSSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KK0A/MO
May 24, 2024MOII · Walk-around8OOSSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KK0A/MO
Feb 15, 2024MOII · Walk-around13OOSSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KK0A/MO
Dec 11, 2023MOII · Walk-around5OOSSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLC 152530283KK0A/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEPNEY'S TOWING LLC1525302Dec 11, 2023Apr 30, 202610MO
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.
83KK0AMOSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLCDec 11, 2023Apr 30, 20269
83KKOAMOSTEPNEY'S TOWING LLCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026