Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDT8CDBD7769 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenDec 29, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 17, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1FVACWDT8CDBD7769
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 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
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
BD7769

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 29, 2023 – Jun 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around2GW EXPRESS INC 211959261099Z3/CA
May 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around1GW EXPRESS INC 211959261099Z3/CA
Apr 16, 2025USI · Full1GW EXPRESS INC 211959261099Z3/CA
Mar 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSGW EXPRESS INC 211959261099Z3/CA
Jan 30, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1GW EXPRESS INC 211959261099Z3/CA
Aug 21, 2024CAI · Full0RED SUN TRUCKING INC 311959261099Z3/CA
Aug 8, 2024CAII · Walk-around0GW EXPRESS INC 211959261099Z3/CA
Jul 17, 2024CAI · Full4GW EXPRESS INC 211959261099Z3/CA
May 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around2GW EXPRESS INC 211959229175T3/CA
Mar 19, 2024CAI · Full0GW EXPRESS INC 211959229175T3/CA
Dec 29, 2023CAI · Full1GW EXPRESS INC 211959229175T3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GW EXPRESS INC2119592Dec 29, 2023Jun 17, 202510CA
RED SUN TRUCKING INC3119592Aug 21, 2024Aug 21, 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.
61099Z3CAGW EXPRESS INCJul 17, 2024Jun 17, 20257
61099Z3CARED SUN TRUCKING INCAug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241
29175T3CAGW EXPRESS INCDec 29, 2023May 29, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026