Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT5GDHB8277 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenJun 28, 2023
TN
Last seenJun 23, 2026
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDT5GDHB8277
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 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
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HB8277

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026PAII · Walk-around0CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GD92424/WI
May 26, 2026PAII · Walk-around3CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GD92424/WI
May 6, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GD92424/WI
Apr 22, 2026ALI · Full0CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GD92424/WI
Jul 24, 2025TNI · Full1CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GD92424/WI
Apr 22, 2025USI · Full0CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 300850192424/WI
Mar 22, 2025MDII · Walk-around0CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GD92424/WI
Jan 9, 2025CTIII · Driver-only0CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GD92424/WI
Sep 5, 2023MDII · Walk-around0CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GD92424/WI
Aug 10, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GC92424/WI
Jun 28, 2023TNI · Full0CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC 3008501GD92424/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARPATHIAN EAGLE INC3008501Jun 28, 2023Jun 23, 202611WI
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.
GD92424WI1CARPATHIAN EAGLE INCJun 28, 2023Jun 23, 20269
92424WICARPATHIAN EAGLE INCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
GC92424WICARPATHIAN EAGLE INCAug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026