Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

1FVACWFC3JHJU5444 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenOct 6, 2023
MO
Last seenJun 15, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
1FVACWFC3JHJU5444
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JU5444

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 · 4,208 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 4,208 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,208 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
2018

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 · Oct 6, 2023 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0MURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC 3651582TK698OZN/IN
Mar 29, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0MURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC 3651582TK698OZN/IN
Feb 26, 2026MDI · Full1MURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC 3651582TK6980ZN/IN
Dec 5, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0MURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC 3651582TK6980ZN/IN
Oct 17, 2025INI · Full0MURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC 3651582TK4850WJ/IN
Oct 6, 2025INII · Walk-around0MURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC 3651582TK485OWJ/IN
Sep 26, 2025PAII · Walk-around0MURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC 3651582TK485OWJ/IN
Jan 15, 2025WII · Full0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P980523/MI
Feb 16, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1TIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 2513044P980523/IL
Oct 6, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0TIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 2513044P980523/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC3651582Sep 26, 2025Jun 15, 20267IN
UNIVERSE CARRIER INC2124287Jan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251IL
TIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INC2513044Oct 6, 2023Feb 16, 20242IL
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.
TK698OZNIN1MURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INCMar 29, 2026Jun 15, 20262
TK6980ZNINMURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INCDec 5, 2025Feb 26, 20262
TK4850WJINMURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INCOct 17, 2025Oct 17, 20251
TK485OWJINMURATI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INCSep 26, 2025Oct 6, 20252
P980523MIUNIVERSE CARRIER INCJan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251
P980523ILTIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 16, 2024Feb 16, 20241
P980523INTIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INCOct 6, 2023Oct 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026