Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYDJ3HDHX5646 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections43
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 43
First seenAug 22, 2023
US
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYDJ3HDHX5646
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
HX5646

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Feb 11, 2026TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Feb 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Jan 22, 2026TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Jan 14, 2026TXI · Full7CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Jan 5, 2026USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Dec 10, 2025TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Nov 12, 2025TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Oct 28, 2025TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Oct 9, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Aug 12, 2025TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Aug 5, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Jul 18, 2025USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Jun 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
May 14, 2025USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
May 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Apr 28, 2025USII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Apr 16, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Apr 10, 2025USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Apr 1, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Mar 10, 2025TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Mar 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AFD1G/CI
Feb 19, 2025TXI · Full10CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Jan 15, 2025TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Dec 20, 2024NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CH
Dec 17, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Nov 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Oct 14, 2024TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Jul 24, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/CI
Jul 22, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Jun 25, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Jun 13, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Jun 11, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Jun 10, 2024TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Apr 29, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Apr 3, 2024TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Mar 20, 2024USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Mar 20, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Feb 22, 2024TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/DF
Dec 4, 2023USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Nov 16, 2023USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Sep 6, 2023USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/MX
Aug 22, 2023USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734942AF1G/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 22, 2023Feb 25, 202643CI
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.
42AF1GMXCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVAug 22, 2023Feb 25, 202627
42AF1GCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJul 24, 2024Feb 11, 202613
42AFD1GCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVMar 5, 2025Mar 5, 20251
42AF1GCHCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVDec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20241
42AF1GDFCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVFeb 22, 2024Feb 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026