Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner M2

1FVACWCY5EHFX5503 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 12, 2023
KS
Last seenAug 7, 2024
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1FVACWCY5EHFX5503
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
ACWCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FX5503

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 · 35 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 35 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 35 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
2014

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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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 · Oct 12, 2023 – Aug 7, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0OST TRANS LLC 3697234ZWX1277/PA
Dec 18, 2023DEIII · Driver-only0CARDINAL EXPRESS LOGISTICS INC 3171248ZWX1277/PA
Dec 15, 2023NCII · Walk-around0CARDINAL EXPRESS LOGISTICS INC 3171248ZWK1277/PA
Oct 12, 2023KSII · Walk-around7CARDINAL EXPRESS LOGISTICS INC 3171248ZWX1277/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OST TRANS LLC3697234Aug 7, 2024Aug 7, 20241IL
CARDINAL EXPRESS LOGISTICS INC3171248Oct 12, 2023Dec 18, 20233IL
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.
ZWX1277PAOST TRANS LLCAug 7, 2024Aug 7, 20241
ZWX1277PACARDINAL EXPRESS LOGISTICS INCOct 12, 2023Dec 18, 20232
ZWK1277PACARDINAL EXPRESS LOGISTICS INCDec 15, 2023Dec 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026