Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

1FVACVDT4GHHM0828 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenFeb 13, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
1FVACVDT4GHHM0828
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
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
ACVDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HM0828

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
2016

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 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)

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 · Feb 13, 2024 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1OOSBRAVOS LOGISTICS LLC 289445579304M3/CA
Nov 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around1BRAVOS LOGISTICS LLC 289445579304M3/CA
Oct 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0Z&R DELIVERY LLC 343426979304M3/CA
Aug 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around2Z&R DELIVERY LLC 343426979304M3/CA
Jul 9, 2025CAI · Full0Z&R DELIVERY LLC 343426979304M3/CA
May 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0Z&R DELIVERY LLC 343426979304M3/CA
Feb 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around6OOSCASTRO TRANSPORTATION LLC 348326079304M3/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRAVOS LOGISTICS LLC2894455Nov 24, 2025Jan 20, 20262CA
Z&R DELIVERY LLC3434269May 17, 2025Oct 18, 20254CA
CASTRO TRANSPORTATION LLC3483260Feb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241CA
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.
79304M3CABRAVOS LOGISTICS LLCNov 24, 2025Jan 20, 20262
79304M3CAZ&R DELIVERY LLCMay 17, 2025Oct 18, 20254
79304M3CACASTRO TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026