Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

1FVACWD2XLHLS9857 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJul 30, 2024
NC
Last seenSep 3, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVACWD2XLHLS9857
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
ACWD2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
LS9857

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 · 793 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 793 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 793 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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Jul 30, 2024 – Sep 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2025NMII · Walk-around1FORAUS LLC 440638234346NF/NY
Aug 21, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0FORAUS LLC 440638234346NF/NY
Jul 24, 2025ARI · Full3FORAUS INC 350491334346NF/NY
Jul 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FORAUS INC 350491334346NF/NY
Jun 24, 2025NJI · Full5OOSFORAUS INC 350491334346NF/NY
May 13, 2025AZI · Full2FORAUS INC 350491334346NF/NY
Feb 3, 2025NMII · Walk-around0FORAUS INC 350491334346NF/NY
Jan 17, 2025SCI · Full0FORAUS INC 350491334346NF/NY
Dec 14, 2024PAI · Full0FORAUS INC 350491334346NF/NY
Aug 22, 2024ARI · Full0FORAUS INC 350491334346NF/NY
Jul 30, 2024NCII · Walk-around0FORAUS INC 350491334346NF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FORAUS LLC4406382Aug 21, 2025Sep 3, 20252OH
FORAUS INC3504913Jul 30, 2024Jul 24, 20259OH
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.
34346NFNYFORAUS LLCAug 21, 2025Sep 3, 20252
34346NFNYFORAUS INCJul 30, 2024Jul 24, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026