Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALAC4DVXLDKY5864 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 20, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 31, 2026
ID
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3ALAC4DVXLDKY5864
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
AC4DV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
KY5864

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 · 157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 157 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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026IDI · Full3OOSFAST DOG TRUCKING INC 2172210PXE1046/OH
Sep 17, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0PANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INC 500737PWY4578/OH
Aug 28, 2023GAIII · Driver-only0PANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INC 500737PWY4578/OH
Jun 20, 2023CAI · Full0PANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INC 500737PWT4007/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAST DOG TRUCKING INC2172210Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261OH
PANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INC500737Jun 20, 2023Sep 17, 20243OH
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.
PXE1046OHFAST DOG TRUCKING INCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
PWY4578OHPANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INCAug 28, 2023Sep 17, 20242
PWT4007OHPANTHER II TRANSPORTATION INCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026