Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

1FVACXCYXGHHG8301 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 13, 2023
MO
Last seenFeb 5, 2026
MO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVACXCYXGHHG8301
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ACXCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HG8301

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 · 262 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 262 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 262 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Feb 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2026MOII · Walk-around0IMAGE TOWING LLC 229262028KH1B/MO
May 5, 2025MOII · Walk-around2IMAGE TOWING LLC 229262028KH1B/MO
Apr 9, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0IMAGE TOWING LLC 229262028KH1B/MO
Mar 12, 2025MOII · Walk-around5OOSIMAGE TOWING LLC 229262028KH1B/MO
Dec 13, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0IMAGE TOWING LLC 229262060KH1A/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IMAGE TOWING LLC2292620Dec 13, 2023Feb 5, 20265MO
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.
28KH1BMOIMAGE TOWING LLCMar 12, 2025Feb 5, 20264
60KH1AMOIMAGE TOWING LLCDec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026