Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Mack DM

1M2B209C7WM020906 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJul 15, 2024
NY
Last seenDec 16, 2025
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1M2B209C7WM020906
Make
Mack
Model
DM
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
B209C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
020906

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 · 64 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
DM

Prefix basis · 64 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MACK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
DM

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 · Jul 15, 2024 – Dec 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 16, 2025NYII · Walk-around4ALPHA CARTING & CONTRACTING SERVICE INC 134439698573MK/NY
Jun 11, 2025NYII · Walk-around4OOSALPHA CARTING & CONTRACTING SERVICE INC 134439698573MK/NY
Jul 15, 2024NYI · Full4OOSALPHA CARTING & CONTRACTING SERVICE INC 134439698573MK/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPHA CARTING & CONTRACTING SERVICE INC1344396Jul 15, 2024Dec 16, 20253NY
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.
98573MKNYALPHA CARTING & CONTRACTING SERVICE INCJul 15, 2024Dec 16, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026