Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Mitsubishi Fuso FM617

JW6DEM1E8YM000398 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenOct 16, 2023
PA
Last seenOct 7, 2025
DE
Inspected under 2 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
JW6DEM1E8YM000398
Make
Mitsubishi Fuso
Model
FM617
Model year
2000
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
JW6

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DEM1E

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
MITSUBISHI FUSO

Prefix basis · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
FM617

Prefix basis · 8 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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MITSUBISHI FUSO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FM617

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 · Oct 16, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2025DEII · Walk-around1CHRIS MARTIN TRUCKING 792054VBP1004/PA
Jul 22, 2025PAI · Full6OOSMCSHANE TRUCKING 515617YGP0468/PA
Jan 13, 2025PAI · Full3OOSMCSHANE TRUCKING 515617YGP0468/PA
Oct 16, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1MCSHANE TRUCKING 515617YGP0468/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHRIS MARTIN TRUCKING792054Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251PA
MCSHANE TRUCKING515617Oct 16, 2023Jul 22, 20253PA
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.
VBP1004PACHRIS MARTIN TRUCKINGOct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251
YGP0468PAMCSHANE TRUCKINGOct 16, 2023Jul 22, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026