Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner 108SD

1FVSG5CYXGHHT0438 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 31, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1FVSG5CYXGHHT0438
Make
Freightliner
Model
108SD
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
SG5CY

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
HT0438

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 · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
108SD

Prefix basis · 17 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
108SD

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • 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 31, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSJH CONTRACTING LLC 3369228TVT3650/TX
Jun 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around9OOSJH CONTRACTING LLC 3369228TVT3650/TX
Feb 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSJH CONTRACTING LLC 3369228TVT3650/TX
Jan 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around6JH CONTRACTING LLC 3369228TVT3650/TX
Jun 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around0JH CONTRACTING LLC 3369228TVT3650/TX
Oct 31, 2023TXII · Walk-around1FUSION TRANSPORTATION LLC 3584431KGV7890/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JH CONTRACTING LLC3369228Jun 10, 2024Jul 20, 20265TX
FUSION TRANSPORTATION LLC3584431Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 20231TX
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.
TVT3650TX1JH CONTRACTING LLCJun 10, 2024Jul 20, 20265
KGV7890TXFUSION TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 31, 2023Oct 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026