Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mack GU (Granite)

1M2AX09C5JM040416 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenFeb 29, 2024
CT
Last seenFeb 5, 2025
MA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
1M2AX09C5JM040416
Make
Mack
Model
GU (Granite)
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 29, 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
1M2

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AX09C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
040416

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
MACK

Prefix basis · 484 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
GU (Granite)

Prefix basis · 484 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
MACK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
GU (Granite)

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Feb 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2025MAI · Full9WEST SPRINGFIELD G & S TRUCKING INC 544662X81091/MA
Oct 23, 2024MAIII · Driver-only3PATRIOT DRIVEWAY INC 2930104X81091/MA
Sep 24, 2024MAII · Walk-around3PATRIOT DRIVEWAY INC 2930104X81091/MA
Mar 26, 2024CTII · Walk-around0JUSTIN MESSINA 2269996BJ25301/CT
Feb 29, 2024CTII · Walk-around2JUSTIN MESSINA 2269996BJ25301/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WEST SPRINGFIELD G & S TRUCKING INC544662Feb 5, 2025Feb 5, 20251MA
PATRIOT DRIVEWAY INC2930104Sep 24, 2024Oct 23, 20242MA
JUSTIN MESSINA2269996Feb 29, 2024Mar 26, 20242CT
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.
X81091MAWEST SPRINGFIELD G & S TRUCKING INCFeb 5, 2025Feb 5, 20251
X81091MAPATRIOT DRIVEWAY INCSep 24, 2024Oct 23, 20242
BJ25301CTJUSTIN MESSINAFeb 29, 2024Mar 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026