Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALAC4DV9JDJY7020 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 21, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 19, 2026
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3ALAC4DV9JDJY7020
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
AC4DV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
JY7020

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 · 157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 157 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 · Jul 21, 2023 – Feb 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 19, 2026WVII · Walk-around0TRY HOURS INC 508030PXC6225/OH
Jan 28, 2025WIIII · Driver-only0PANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INC 5007373014186/WI
Aug 1, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1PANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INC 5007373014186/IN
Jul 21, 2023CAI · Full0PANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INC 5007373014186/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRY HOURS INC508030Feb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261OH
PANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INC500737Jul 21, 2023Jan 28, 20253OH
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.
PXC6225OHTRY HOURS INCFeb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261
3014186WIPANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INCJan 28, 2025Jan 28, 20251
3014186INPANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INCJul 21, 2023Aug 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026