Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDT9GHHN5198 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenJan 19, 2024
IA
Last seenJan 8, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1FVACWDT9GHHN5198
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 14, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
HN5198

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 · Jan 19, 2024 – Jan 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 8, 2026OHIII · Driver-only8SMART HAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4351103YCF7204/MN
Dec 30, 2025OHII · Walk-around2SMART HAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4351103YCF7204/MN
Sep 15, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1SMART HAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4351103YCF7204/MN
Sep 10, 2025AZI · Full3OOSSMART HAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4351103YCF7204/MN
Aug 27, 2025CAI · Full1SMART HAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4351103YCF7204/MN
Jul 3, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3OOSSMART HAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4351103YCF7204/MN
Mar 13, 2025ARII · Walk-around3OOSZENITH-COURT LLC 4202065YCF7204/MN
Mar 5, 2025MNIII · Driver-only3ZENITH-COURT LLC 4202065YCF7204/MN
Feb 6, 2025MTII · Walk-around12OOSZENITH-COURT LLC 420206502727426/MN
Jan 24, 2025NYIII · Driver-only13ZENITH-COURT LLC 4202065YCF7204/MN
Jan 21, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1ZENITH-COURT LLC 4202065YCF7204/MN
Dec 5, 2024AZII · Walk-around2ZENITH-COURT LLC 4202065YCF7204/MN
Aug 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around0ZENITH-COURT LLC 4202065YCF7204/MN
Jul 15, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0ZENITH-COURT LLC 4202065YCF7204/MN
May 14, 2024OKI · Full1ZENITH-COURT LLC 4202065YCF7204/MN
Jan 19, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1OOSSOUTHEASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC 4124177TEMP/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMART HAUL LOGISTICS LLC4351103Jul 3, 2025Jan 8, 20266CT
ZENITH-COURT LLC4202065May 14, 2024Mar 13, 20259MN
SOUTHEASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC4124177Jan 19, 2024Jan 19, 20241FL
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.
YCF7204MNSMART HAUL LOGISTICS LLCJul 3, 2025Jan 8, 20266
YCF7204MNZENITH-COURT LLCMay 14, 2024Mar 13, 20258
02727426MNZENITH-COURT LLCFeb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251
TEMPARSOUTHEASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 19, 2024Jan 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026