Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Mack CH

1M2AA13C8WW079240 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 18, 2023
NC
Last seenMay 21, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1M2AA13C8WW079240
Make
Mack
Model
CH
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
1M2

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AA13C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
079240

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
MACK

Prefix basis · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CH

Prefix basis · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MACK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CH

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 18, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0FRANCIS TRACTOR SERVICE LLC 2449250YA120126/NC
Nov 14, 2025NCII · Walk-around0FRANCIS TRACTOR SERVICE LLC 2449250YA120126/NC
Mar 28, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FRANCIS TRACTOR SERVICE LLC 2449250YA120126/NC
Feb 7, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FRANCIS TRACTOR SERVICE LLC 2449250YA120126/NC
Aug 18, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0FRANCIS TRACTOR SERVICE LLC 2449250YA120126/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANCIS TRACTOR SERVICE LLC2449250Aug 18, 2023May 21, 20265NC
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.
YA120126NCFRANCIS TRACTOR SERVICE LLCAug 18, 2023May 21, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026