Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT3HDHV3230 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenJul 23, 2023
IA
Last seenOct 8, 2025
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3ALACWDT3HDHV3230
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HV3230

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
2017

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 · Jul 23, 2023 – Oct 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0ZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
Aug 14, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
Sep 30, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0ZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
Sep 17, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0ZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
May 6, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0ZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
Apr 17, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2CHRISTOPHER D ALLEN 1557215YNU650/GA
Apr 2, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2ZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
Jan 29, 2024GAI · Full2OOSZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
Jan 29, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3CHRISTOPHER D ALLEN 1557215YNU650/GA
Dec 14, 2023GAIII · Driver-only7ZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
Nov 29, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0ZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
Sep 24, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0ZIP VAN LINES LLC 4013353YHJ763/GA
Jul 23, 2023IAII · Walk-around3ZIP MOVING AND STORAGE INC 2586700YHJ763/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZIP VAN LINES LLC4013353Sep 24, 2023Oct 8, 202510MD
CHRISTOPHER D ALLEN1557215Jan 29, 2024Apr 17, 20242GA
ZIP MOVING AND STORAGE INC2586700Jul 23, 2023Jul 23, 20231MD
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
YHJ763GAZIP VAN LINES LLCSep 24, 2023Oct 8, 202510
YNU650GACHRISTOPHER D ALLENJan 29, 2024Apr 17, 20242
YHJ763GAZIP MOVING AND STORAGE INCJul 23, 2023Jul 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026