Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYF31LDMF1353 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections40
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 40
First seenSep 11, 2023
US
Last seenAug 1, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYF31LDMF1353
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
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
JCYF3

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
MF1353

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 · 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 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
2020

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 · Sep 11, 2023 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Jul 31, 2026USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Jul 30, 2026USIII · Driver-only1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Jul 24, 2026TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/DF
Jul 13, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Jul 3, 2026USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Jul 2, 2026USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Jun 30, 2026USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Jun 25, 2026TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Jun 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
May 27, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
May 7, 2026TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Apr 30, 2026TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Apr 2, 2026TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Jan 13, 2026TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Sep 20, 2025TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Sep 1, 2025TXI · Full2OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Jul 29, 2025USII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Jun 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Jun 2, 2025USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Mar 26, 2025USI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Nov 14, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Oct 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/DF
Aug 15, 2024TXI · Full4OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Aug 7, 2024USI · Full2OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
May 15, 2024TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Apr 12, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Mar 19, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Mar 5, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Feb 12, 2024USI · Full5OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Feb 10, 2024TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Jan 29, 2024TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Jan 3, 2024TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Dec 21, 2023TXI · Full7OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Dec 1, 2023USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Nov 9, 2023TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/CI
Oct 5, 2023USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Sep 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Sep 15, 2023USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AM5W/MX
Sep 11, 2023USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734935AH5W/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 CV847349Sep 11, 2023Aug 1, 202640CI
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.
35AM5WMX1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVSep 15, 2023Aug 1, 202627
35AM5WDF1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVOct 7, 2024Jul 24, 20262
35AM5WCI1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVNov 9, 2023Jun 30, 202610
35AH5WMXCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVSep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026