Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner 108SD

1FVSG5FE4JHJM5490 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenNov 21, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 5, 2025
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1FVSG5FE4JHJM5490
Make
Freightliner
Model
108SD
Model year
2018
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
SG5FE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JM5490

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 · 111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
108SD

Prefix basis · 111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
108SD

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

  • model line
  • 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 21, 2023 – Nov 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSJAMES KEARNEY 2507562ZB68186/NC
Aug 27, 2025NCII · Walk-around1JAMES KEARNEY 2507562ZB68186/NC
Aug 14, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSJAMES KEARNEY 2507562ZB68186/NC
May 6, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JAMES KEARNEY 2507562ZB68186/NC
Jan 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSM OCHOA TRUCKING LLC 4279133ZB68186/NC
Feb 27, 2024NCII · Walk-around2JAMES KEARNEY 2507562ZB68186/NC
Nov 21, 2023NCII · Walk-around0KB'S HAULING LLC 2371969ZB52412/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMES KEARNEY2507562Feb 27, 2024Nov 5, 20255NC
M OCHOA TRUCKING LLC4279133Jan 3, 2025Jan 3, 20251NC
KB'S HAULING LLC2371969Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231NC
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.
ZB68186NCJAMES KEARNEYFeb 27, 2024Nov 5, 20255
ZB68186NCM OCHOA TRUCKING LLCJan 3, 2025Jan 3, 20251
ZB52412NCKB'S HAULING LLCNov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026