Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner M2

1FUBC5DL54DN49329 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 17, 2023
OK
Last seenFeb 5, 2026
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUBC5DL54DN49329
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BC5DL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
N49329

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2004

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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 17, 2023 – Feb 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2026OKII · Walk-around0RDS OPERATING LLC 4426384329C05/OK
Nov 7, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0RED DIRT SEPTIC AND BACKHOE LLC 160261277C817/OK
Sep 23, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0RED DIRT SEPTIC AND BACKHOE LLC 160261298138V/OK
Dec 28, 2023OKI · Full2RED DIRT SEPTIC AND BACKHOE LLC 160261298138V/OK
Dec 15, 2023OKII · Walk-around2RED DIRT SEPTIC AND BACKHOE LLC 160261298138V/OK
Nov 17, 2023OKII · Walk-around0RED DIRT SEPTIC AND BACKHOE LLC 160261298138V/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RDS OPERATING LLC4426384Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261OK
RED DIRT SEPTIC AND BACKHOE LLC1602612Nov 17, 2023Nov 7, 20245OK
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
329C05OKRDS OPERATING LLCFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
77C817OKRED DIRT SEPTIC AND BACKHOE LLCNov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20241
98138VOKRED DIRT SEPTIC AND BACKHOE LLCNov 17, 2023Sep 23, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026