Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

1FVACXDTXHHJC2886 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 28, 2023
NY
Last seenFeb 6, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 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
1FVACXDTXHHJC2886
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
ACXDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
JC2886

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 · 1,211 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 1,211 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,211 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
2017

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Feb 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 6, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0ARGUS TRANSPORT USA LLC 3654596L928748/QC
Jun 12, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0ARGUS TRANSPORT USA LLC 3654596L928748/QC
Apr 7, 2025NYI · Full1ARGUS TRANSPORT CANADA INC 747766L928748/QC
Jan 9, 2025NYII · Walk-around0ARGUS TRANSPORT CANADA INC 747766L928748/QC
Jun 28, 2023NYII · Walk-around0ARGUS TRANSPORT USA LLC 3654596L9287481/PQ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARGUS TRANSPORT USA LLC3654596Jun 28, 2023Feb 6, 20263NY
ARGUS TRANSPORT CANADA INC747766Jan 9, 2025Apr 7, 20252QC
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.
L928748QCARGUS TRANSPORT USA LLCJun 12, 2025Feb 6, 20262
L928748QCARGUS TRANSPORT CANADA INCJan 9, 2025Apr 7, 20252
L9287481PQARGUS TRANSPORT USA LLCJun 28, 2023Jun 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026