Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYDJ1HDHX5645 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections26
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 26
First seenJun 27, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 3, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYDJ1HDHX5645
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JCYDJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
HX5645

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 · 591 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 591 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 591 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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 27, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Dec 23, 2025TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Aug 7, 2025USI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
May 6, 2025TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/DF
Feb 11, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
Nov 21, 2024USI · Full6OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Oct 9, 2024USI · Full6CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Sep 19, 2024USI · Full3OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
Jul 29, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
Jul 1, 2024USI · Full5CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
May 23, 2024TXI · Full5OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
Apr 17, 2024USI · Full15OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
Apr 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around5CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Mar 20, 2024TXI · Full4OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Feb 22, 2024TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Jan 24, 2024USII · Walk-around1OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Dec 13, 2023TXI · Full6OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
Nov 8, 2023TXI · Full4OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Nov 3, 2023TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
Aug 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
Aug 9, 2023USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Jul 25, 2023TXI · Full8CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Jul 21, 2023TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/DF
Jul 17, 2023USI · Full6CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/CI
Jun 30, 2023USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
Jun 27, 2023NMI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734941AF1G/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV847349Jun 27, 2023Mar 3, 202626CI
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.
41AF1GCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJul 17, 2023Mar 3, 202612
41AF1GMXCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJun 27, 2023Aug 7, 202512
41AF1GDFCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJul 21, 2023May 6, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026