Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner M2

3ALHCYCY5EDGA2162 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenNov 20, 2023
MN
Last seenMay 27, 2026
MN
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
3ALHCYCY5EDGA2162
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
HCYCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
GA2162

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 · 628 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 628 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 628 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
2014

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Nov 20, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026MNII · Walk-around0CENTRAL MCGOWAN INC 590364YCD1023/MN
May 4, 2026MNII · Walk-around2CENTRAL MCGOWAN INC 590364YCD1023/MN
Mar 5, 2026MNIII · Driver-only0CENTRAL MCGOWAN INC 590364YCD1023/MN
Jul 8, 2025MNI · Full1CENTRAL MCGOWAN INC 590364YCD1023/MN
Jan 28, 2025MNII · Walk-around0BEMIDJI WELDERS SUPPLY INC 973204YCD1023/MN
Dec 19, 2023MNII · Walk-around2BEMIDJI WELDERS SUPPLY INC 973204YCD1023/MN
Nov 20, 2023MNII · Walk-around0BEMIDJI WELDERS SUPPLY INC 973204YCD1023/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CENTRAL MCGOWAN INC590364Jul 8, 2025May 27, 20264MN
BEMIDJI WELDERS SUPPLY INC973204Nov 20, 2023Jan 28, 20253MN
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.
YCD1023MNCENTRAL MCGOWAN INCJul 8, 2025May 27, 20264
YCD1023MN1BEMIDJI WELDERS SUPPLY INCNov 20, 2023Jan 28, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026