Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

1FVACVDU5GHHJ0116 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 21, 2023
AL
Last seenFeb 13, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1FVACVDU5GHHJ0116
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
ACVDU

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HJ0116

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 · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 13 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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 21, 2023 – Feb 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 13, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC 506004YWV191/GA
Aug 21, 2023ALI · Full1WATERFRONT RESCUE MISSION INC 473650DZXW54/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC506004Feb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261GA
WATERFRONT RESCUE MISSION INC473650Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231FL
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.
YWV191GAHICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INCFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
DZXW54FLWATERFRONT RESCUE MISSION INCAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026