Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC8JDJH4441 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 14, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 10, 2026
WA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
3ALACWFC8JDJH4441
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JH4441

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
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 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 · Oct 14, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0AYS & ASSOCIATES INC 3848945EC35F61/CA
Dec 20, 2024CAII · Walk-around1NOE ORTEGA 37530712598820/IN
Nov 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2NOE ORTEGA 37530712598820/IN
Jun 6, 2024USI · Full1BON SUISSE INC 7639352598820/CA
Oct 14, 2023CAI · Full1SAN DIEGO FARMS LLC 31666782598820/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AYS & ASSOCIATES INC3848945Apr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261CA
NOE ORTEGA3753071Nov 30, 2024Dec 20, 20242CA
BON SUISSE INC763935Jun 6, 2024Jun 6, 20241CA
SAN DIEGO FARMS LLC3166678Oct 14, 2023Oct 14, 20231CA
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.
EC35F61CAAYS & ASSOCIATES INCApr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261
2598820INNOE ORTEGANov 30, 2024Dec 20, 20242
2598820CABON SUISSE INCJun 6, 2024Jun 6, 20241
2598820INSAN DIEGO FARMS LLCOct 14, 2023Oct 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026