Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALACWD27MDML3472 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenJul 20, 2023
IL
Last seenOct 21, 2024
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWD27MDML3472
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
3AL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ACWD2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
ML3472

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 · 1,092 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 1,092 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,092 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
2021

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 · Jul 20, 2023 – Oct 21, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 21, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133G0A2BSA/AZ
Oct 15, 2024NCII · Walk-around0DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133GOA2BSA/AZ
Oct 8, 2024NMI · Full1DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133GOA2BSA/AZ
Sep 3, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0DADO EXPRESS LLC 322913347589004/AZ
Jul 16, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133GOA2BSA/AZ
May 15, 2024PAI · Full1DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133G0A2BSA/AZ
Mar 25, 2024ILII · Walk-around0DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133G0A2BSA/AZ
Dec 27, 2023IAII · Walk-around0DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133G0A2BSA/AZ
Nov 24, 2023OKII · Walk-around0DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133G0A2BSA/AZ
Oct 17, 2023ILII · Walk-around0DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133G0A2BSA/AZ
Jul 20, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0DADO EXPRESS LLC 3229133GOA2BSA/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DADO EXPRESS LLC3229133Jul 20, 2023Oct 21, 202411AZ
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.
G0A2BSAAZDADO EXPRESS LLCOct 17, 2023Oct 21, 20246
GOA2BSAAZDADO EXPRESS LLCJul 20, 2023Oct 15, 20244
47589004AZDADO EXPRESS LLCSep 3, 2024Sep 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026