Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

1FVACXFE7JHJT8231 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenNov 28, 2023
MD
Last seenApr 20, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1FVACXFE7JHJT8231
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
ACXFE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
JT8231

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 · 551 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 551 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 551 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 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 · Nov 28, 2023 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026MDI · Full5OOSVRC COMPANIES LLC 4292758DE9303/MD
Feb 9, 2026MDII · Walk-around2PATRIOT SHREDDING INC 21812728DE9303/MD
Aug 25, 2025MDI · Full0PATRIOT SHREDDING INC 21812728DE9303/MD
Nov 28, 2023MDIII · Driver-only0PATRIOT SHREDDING INC 21812728DE9303/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VRC COMPANIES LLC429275Apr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261TN
PATRIOT SHREDDING INC2181272Nov 28, 2023Feb 9, 20263MD
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.
8DE9303MDVRC COMPANIES LLCApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261
8DE9303MDPATRIOT SHREDDING INCNov 28, 2023Feb 9, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026