Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDTXFDGF0489 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenAug 27, 2024
WA
Last seenAug 25, 2026
WY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDTXFDGF0489
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GF0489

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
2015

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 · Aug 27, 2024 – Aug 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2026WYIII · Driver-only0ESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Aug 8, 2026NMI · Full0ESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Jul 25, 2026IAII · Walk-around3ESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Mar 23, 2026NEIII · Driver-only2ESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Mar 18, 2026CAI · Full3ESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Oct 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around2ESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Nov 11, 2024NYIII · Driver-only3ESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Oct 10, 2024TNII · Walk-around2OOSESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Sep 23, 2024SCI · Full2OOSESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Aug 30, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1ESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
Aug 27, 2024WAI · Full4OOSESSENTIAL TALENT LLC 4047948VDM2017/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESSENTIAL TALENT LLC4047948Aug 27, 2024Aug 25, 202611NC
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.
VDM2017NC1ESSENTIAL TALENT LLCAug 27, 2024Aug 25, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026