Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDT0GHHB4714 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 7, 2023
CT
Last seenMay 13, 2025
PA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
1FVACWDT0GHHB4714
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
HB4714

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 · 4,482 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 4,482 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,482 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
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 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 7, 2023 – May 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2025PAI · Full8OOSJAMESBRAND TRUCKING & LOGISTICS LLC 3917099BJ27284/CT
Apr 20, 2025ILII · Walk-around11OOSJAMESBRAND TRUCKING & LOGISTICS LLC 3917099BJ27284/CT
Mar 13, 2025FLIII · Driver-only4JAMESBRAND TRUCKING & LOGISTICS LLC 3917099BJ27284/CT
Mar 10, 2025MAIII · Driver-only8JAMESBRAND TRUCKING & LOGISTICS LLC 3917099BJ27284/CT
Feb 22, 2025MII · Full11OOSREDBROOKS EXPRESS LLC 1365324BJ27284/CT
Jul 10, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1AMERICAN EXPEDITED INC 3407274XPTS31/NJ
Jun 7, 2024TNI · Full0AMERICAN EXPEDITED INC 3407274XPTS31/NJ
Jul 7, 2023CTIII · Driver-only1COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION 751735AE10308/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMESBRAND TRUCKING & LOGISTICS LLC3917099Mar 10, 2025May 13, 20254MD
REDBROOKS EXPRESS LLC1365324Feb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251GA
AMERICAN EXPEDITED INC3407274Jun 7, 2024Jul 10, 20242IA
COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION751735Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231CT
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.
BJ27284CTJAMESBRAND TRUCKING & LOGISTICS LLCMar 10, 2025May 13, 20254
BJ27284CT1REDBROOKS EXPRESS LLCFeb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251
XPTS31NJAMERICAN EXPEDITED INCJun 7, 2024Jul 10, 20242
AE10308CTCOLONY HARDWARE CORPORATIONJul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026