Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC3JDJN2321 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenDec 8, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 2, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC3JDJN2321
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JN2321

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 · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,625 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
2018

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 · Dec 8, 2024 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026CAI · Full7OOS5P TRANSPORTATION LLC 404859350968B4/CA
Jan 28, 2026AZII · Walk-around2OOS5P TRANSPORTATION LLC 404859350968B4/CA
Jan 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around35P TRANSPORTATION LLC 404859350968B4/CA
Mar 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around05P TRANSPORTATION LLC 404859350968B4/CA
Jan 3, 2025CAI · Full25P TRANSPORTATION LLC 404859350968B4/CA
Dec 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around05P TRANSPORTATION LLC 40485937771R71/AZ
Dec 21, 2024CAII · Walk-around05P TRANSPORTATION LLC 4048593
Dec 8, 2024CAII · Walk-around35P TRANSPORTATION LLC 4048593
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
5P TRANSPORTATION LLC4048593Dec 8, 2024Jul 2, 20268CA
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.
50968B4CA15P TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 3, 2025Jul 2, 20265
7771R71AZ5P TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 26, 2024Dec 26, 20241
CA5P TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 8, 2024Dec 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026