Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDT5CHBR1849 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenDec 20, 2023
SC
Last seenOct 6, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 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
1FVACWDT5CHBR1849
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2012
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BR1849

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
2012

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 · Dec 20, 2023 – Oct 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 6, 2025NCII · Walk-around0NOTTINGHAM LOGISTICS LLC 4318555K213274/TX
Sep 23, 2025TNI · Full0NOTTINGHAM LOGISTICS LLC 4318555K213274/TX
Aug 21, 2024PAII · Walk-around7OOSSERENE TRANSIT LTD 3628831PND1553/OH
May 23, 2024COIII · Driver-only1SERENE TRANSIT LTD 3628831PND1553/OH
Apr 19, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1SERENE TRANSIT LTD 3628831PND1553/OH
Mar 30, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2OOSSERENE TRANSIT LTD 3628831PND1553/OH
Jan 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1SERENE TRANSIT LTD 3628831PLK1740/OH
Dec 20, 2023SCIII · Driver-only4OOSSERENE TRANSIT LTD 3628831PLK1740/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NOTTINGHAM LOGISTICS LLC4318555Sep 23, 2025Oct 6, 20252TX
SERENE TRANSIT LTD3628831Dec 20, 2023Aug 21, 20246OH
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.
K213274TXNOTTINGHAM LOGISTICS LLCSep 23, 2025Oct 6, 20252
PND1553OHSERENE TRANSIT LTDMar 30, 2024Aug 21, 20244
PLK1740OHSERENE TRANSIT LTDDec 20, 2023Jan 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026