Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT2GDGW6353 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenSep 20, 2023
AL
Last seenFeb 28, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
3ALACWDT2GDGW6353
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GW6353

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
2016

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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Feb 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 28, 2025KSII · Walk-around0PLUS 1 LOGISTICS LLC 4157380K196696/TX
Jul 28, 2024ILII · Walk-around4OOSPLUS 1 LOGISTICS LLC 4157380K172949/TX
Jul 19, 2024PAII · Walk-around3OOSPLUS 1 LOGISTICS LLC 4157380K172949/TX
Jan 26, 2024MOIII · Driver-only2OOSMACHO ENTERPRISE LLC 3600912K172949/TX
Sep 22, 2023NMII · Walk-around6OOSMACHO ENTERPRISE LLC 3600912K172949/TX
Sep 20, 2023ALIII · Driver-only3MACHO ENTERPRISE LLC 3600912K172949/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLUS 1 LOGISTICS LLC4157380Jul 19, 2024Feb 28, 20253TX
MACHO ENTERPRISE LLC3600912Sep 20, 2023Jan 26, 20243TX
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.
K196696TXPLUS 1 LOGISTICS LLCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
K172949TXPLUS 1 LOGISTICS LLCJul 19, 2024Jul 28, 20242
K172949TXMACHO ENTERPRISE LLCSep 20, 2023Jan 26, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026