Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDTX8HZ86206 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 13, 2023
IL
Last seenJan 29, 2024
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
1FVACWDTX8HZ86206
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Z86206

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
2008

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 13, 2023 – Jan 29, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 29, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1ORTIZ INSTACARRIERS LLC 3484892187623H/IL
Nov 5, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0GLEN ELLYN STORAGE CORPORATION 302509187623H/IL
Sep 13, 2023ILII · Walk-around5US SMART LOGISTICS LLC 3508882187623H/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ORTIZ INSTACARRIERS LLC3484892Jan 29, 2024Jan 29, 20241IL
GLEN ELLYN STORAGE CORPORATION302509Nov 5, 2023Nov 5, 20231IL
US SMART LOGISTICS LLC3508882Sep 13, 2023Sep 13, 20231IL
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.
187623HILORTIZ INSTACARRIERS LLCJan 29, 2024Jan 29, 20241
187623HILGLEN ELLYN STORAGE CORPORATIONNov 5, 2023Nov 5, 20231
187623HILUS SMART LOGISTICS LLCSep 13, 2023Sep 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026