Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT0GDHM6251 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenJun 20, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 18, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3ALACWDT0GDHM6251
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
HM6251

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 · 5,875 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 5,875 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,875 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 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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Dec 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Dec 9, 2025CAI · Full0TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Dec 3, 2025CAI · Full3TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Oct 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around1TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around1TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Apr 16, 2025CAI · Full0TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Apr 16, 2025CAI · Full1OOSTAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Dec 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around0TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSTAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Jul 2, 2024CAI · Full0TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Jun 27, 2024CAI · Full1TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Jun 26, 2024CAI · Full1TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC 414729286018T2/CA
Jun 20, 2023CAI · Full0HERIBERTO SANDOVAL TAPIA 359055886018T2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAPIAS DELIVERY LLC4147292Jun 26, 2024Dec 18, 202512CA
HERIBERTO SANDOVAL TAPIA3590558Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231CA
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.
86018T2CATAPIAS DELIVERY LLCJun 26, 2024Dec 18, 202512
86018T2CAHERIBERTO SANDOVAL TAPIAJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026