Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT1GDHL9079 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 28, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 20, 2024
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDT1GDHL9079
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
HL9079

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 · 5,875 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 5,875 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,875 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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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 · Jul 28, 2023 – Nov 20, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2024CAI · Full0CALI PREFERRED TRUCKING INC 277755572353K3/CA
Apr 19, 2024CAI · Full2CALI PREFERRED TRUCKING INC 277755572353K3/CA
Mar 28, 2024CAI · Full5OOSCALI PREFERRED TRUCKING INC 277755572353K3/CA
Jul 28, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1CALI PREFERRED TRUCKING INC 277755572353K3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CALI PREFERRED TRUCKING INC2777555Jul 28, 2023Nov 20, 20244CA
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.
72353K3CACALI PREFERRED TRUCKING INCJul 28, 2023Nov 20, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026