Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC8LDLW9169 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenApr 30, 2025
CO
Last seenFeb 13, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC8LDLW9169
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LW9169

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
2020

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 · Apr 30, 2025 – Feb 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 13, 2026NCIII · Driver-only3RCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P1268999/IL
Jan 18, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0RCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P1268999/IL
Jan 3, 2026IDI · Full0RCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P1268999/IL
Nov 20, 2025ALI · Full0RCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P1268999/IL
Oct 19, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2RCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P 1268999/IL
Sep 17, 2025NCII · Walk-around0RCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P1268999/IL
Sep 7, 2025ALII · Walk-around5OOSRCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P1268999/IL
Jul 19, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSRCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P1268999/IL
May 9, 2025CAI · Full0RCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P1268999/IL
Apr 30, 2025COI · Full7RCA EXPRESS INC 2454844P1268999/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RCA EXPRESS INC2454844Apr 30, 2025Feb 13, 202610WA
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.
P1268999ILRCA EXPRESS INCMay 9, 2025Feb 13, 20268
P 1268999ILRCA EXPRESS INCOct 19, 2025Oct 19, 20251
P1268999WARCA EXPRESS INCApr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026