Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDTXCHBT1856 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJan 7, 2025
VT
Last seenApr 21, 2026
VT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
1FVACWDTXCHBT1856
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
BT1856

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 · Jan 7, 2025 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026VTIII · Driver-only0LION MOVERS LLC 4316617Y54794/MA
Dec 6, 2025MAIII · Driver-only4JD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4145998Y54794/MA
Sep 19, 2025MAII · Walk-around2JD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4145998Y54794/MA
Aug 11, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1JD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4145998Y54794/MA
May 15, 2025MEII · Walk-around6JD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4145998Y31519/MA
Feb 24, 2025RII · Full9OOSJD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4145998Y31519/MA
Jan 7, 2025VTII · Walk-around1JD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4145998Y31519/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LION MOVERS LLC4316617Apr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261MA
JD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC4145998Jan 7, 2025Dec 6, 20256MA
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.
Y54794MALION MOVERS LLCApr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261
Y54794MAJD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 11, 2025Dec 6, 20253
Y31519MAJD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 7, 2025May 15, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026