Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC5PDNT2236 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMar 27, 2025
KS
Last seenAug 18, 2025
OK
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 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
3ALACWFC5PDNT2236
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NT2236

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 · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,625 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
2023

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 · Mar 27, 2025 – Aug 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2025OKII · Walk-around0GALAXY DISTRIBUTING 32543773264967/IN
Aug 11, 2025OKII · Walk-around2GALAXY DISTRIBUTING 32543773264967/IN
Jul 24, 2025OKII · Walk-around0GALAXY DISTRIBUTING 32543773264967/IN
May 6, 2025OKI · Full0HIGGINS GROUP INC 10836943264967/IN
Mar 27, 2025KSI · Full0SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC 1512883264967/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GALAXY DISTRIBUTING3254377Jul 24, 2025Aug 18, 20253OK
HIGGINS GROUP INC1083694May 6, 2025May 6, 20251KS
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC151288Mar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251MA
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.
3264967INGALAXY DISTRIBUTINGJul 24, 2025Aug 18, 20253
3264967INHIGGINS GROUP INCMay 6, 2025May 6, 20251
3264967IN1SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026