Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

1FVHCYCY0GHGY9745 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenFeb 2, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVHCYCY0GHGY9745
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
HCYCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GY9745

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 · 589 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 589 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 589 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
2016

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Feb 2, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAI · Full4THOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO 270197251669L3/CA
Feb 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around5OOSTHOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO 270197251669L3/CA
May 9, 2025CAI · Full4OOSTHOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO 270197251669L3/CA
Oct 28, 2024CAI · Full2THOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO 270197251669L3/CA
Sep 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around3THOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO 270197251669L3/CA
Jun 5, 2024CAI · Full0THOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO 270197251669L3/CA
Feb 27, 2024CAI · Full2THOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO 270197251669L3/CA
Feb 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around0THOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO 270197251669L3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO2701972Feb 2, 2024Jul 21, 20268CA
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.
51669L3CA1THOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT RENTAL COFeb 2, 2024Jul 21, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026