M915A5 serial/vin

[Suprman]

Picked up a M915A4. Has a Freightliner glider kit full vin number but when I run the vin it comes back as a military series FLD120 incomplete vehicle. I dont see any other data plate with a military serial number which is what I would normally use to reg a military truck. The component data plate says to ref the vin when ordering parts. Has anyone else seen this?

 

[Castle Bravo]

I don't have any good information for you, but can you tell me if your A4 has a Cummins NTC-400 Big cam I or Big Cam III?

I believe A4s are A0s turned into A3s, basically. I think this also accounts for why there are hardly any M915A0s - they all got turned into A4s.

 

[Suprman]

Its a 2002 Freightliner glider kit (cab, front axle and frame) with rebuilt Cummins big cam mechanical engine and the 2 rear axles from a first gen M915. And throw in an Allison HD4560P wtec3 trans. So the glider kit has a full 17 digit vin. Its a neat truck.

 

[simp5782]

Yea my buddy scored one a few weeks back and it was a Big Cam I

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m915.htm

 

[Suprman]

All the A4 trucks are mechanical big cams.

 

[Floridianson]

My 915A2 has a small data on the drivers door with full numbers then there is another plate on the dash and says CARC and the full set of numbers. I order parts using the last six of that number and have no trouble getting parts from Freightliner. Yes they are FLD120's and I had no trouble getting insurance or my tag using that number. Maybe I don't see your problem.

 

[Suprman]

The truck only has the vin for the glider kit. No military serial for the whole truck.