Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYDJ3GDHR6690 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections29
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 29
First seenAug 10, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 2, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYDJ3GDHR6690
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
HR6690

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
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-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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Mar 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 2, 2026TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/DF
Feb 10, 2026TXI · Full3OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Jan 23, 2026USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Nov 5, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CI
Nov 4, 2025USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Sep 25, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Sep 19, 2025USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Sep 18, 2025USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Aug 8, 2025TXI · Full7CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Jul 18, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Jul 10, 2025TXI · Full2OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
May 30, 2025USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CI
May 9, 2025TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CI
Feb 5, 2025TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CI
Oct 24, 2024USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Jul 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Jun 26, 2024TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CI
May 8, 2024USI · Full1OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
May 1, 2024NMII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CH
Mar 7, 2024TXI · Full3OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Feb 23, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CI
Feb 13, 2024TXI · Full7OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CI
Feb 2, 2024TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Jan 29, 2024TXI · Full5OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/DF
Jan 12, 2024TXI · Full3OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Jan 5, 2024TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CI
Dec 15, 2023USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/MX
Aug 17, 2023TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/CI
Aug 10, 2023TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734954AB2P/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 CV847349Aug 10, 2023Mar 2, 202629CI
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.
54AB2PDFCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJan 29, 2024Mar 2, 20262
54AB2PMXCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVAug 10, 2023Feb 10, 202617
54AB2PCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVAug 17, 2023Nov 5, 20259
54AB2PCHCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026