Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

1FVACXFE8JHJL4771 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 11, 2024
NJ
Last seenMar 18, 2025
NJ
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVACXFE8JHJL4771
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
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
ACXFE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JL4771

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 11, 2024 – Mar 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2025NJII · Walk-around0HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP 515980AT880U/NJ
Sep 26, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP 515980AT880U/NJ
Apr 23, 2024NYII · Walk-around1HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP 515980AT880U/NJ
Apr 1, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP 515980AT880U/NJ
Jan 11, 2024NJII · Walk-around0HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP 515980AT880U/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP515980Jan 11, 2024Mar 18, 20255NJ
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.
AT880UNJHARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORPJan 11, 2024Mar 18, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026