Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDT8CHBH7553 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenSep 5, 2025
NY
Last seenJun 19, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
1FVACWDT8CHBH7553
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 22, 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
BH7553

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 · Sep 5, 2025 – Jun 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2026NJI · Full5JOSEPH SERVICES LLC 3580883ZT6075/NC
Mar 20, 2026DEII · Walk-around2NORTH TO SOUTH TRANSPORT LLC 4119253ZT6075/NC
Jan 15, 2026NYII · Walk-around7OOSNORTH TO SOUTH TRANSPORT LLC 4119253ZT6075/NC
Jan 3, 2026NJIII · Driver-only2NORTH TO SOUTH TRANSPORT LLC 4119253ZT6075/NC
Oct 10, 2025CTII · Walk-around7NORTH TO SOUTH TRANSPORT LLC 4119253ZT6075/NC
Sep 10, 2025NYIII · Driver-only3NORTH TO SOUTH TRANSPORT LLC 4119253ZT6075/NC
Sep 5, 2025NYI · Full2OOSNORTH TO SOUTH TRANSPORT LLC 4119253ZT6075/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSEPH SERVICES LLC3580883Jun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261PA
NORTH TO SOUTH TRANSPORT LLC4119253Sep 5, 2025Mar 20, 20266NC
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.
ZT6075NC1JOSEPH SERVICES LLCJun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261
ZT6075NCNORTH TO SOUTH TRANSPORT LLCSep 5, 2025Mar 20, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026