Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

1FUBC5DV6GHGW1896 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 112
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenSep 19, 2024
ME
Last seenAug 25, 2026
VT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUBC5DV6GHGW1896
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 28, 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BC5DV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GW1896

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 · 63 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 63 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 63 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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 19, 2024 – Aug 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2026VTI · Full1OOSROSS EXPRESS LLC 861793692210/IN
Sep 19, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0ROSS EXPRESS LLC 861792674196/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROSS EXPRESS LLC86179Sep 19, 2024Aug 25, 20262NH
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.
3692210IN1ROSS EXPRESS LLCAug 25, 2026Aug 25, 20261
2674196INROSS EXPRESS LLCSep 19, 2024Sep 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 28, 2026