Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT2GDHD5439 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 10, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 30, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
3ALACWDT2GDHD5439
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 4, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
HD5439

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 · Oct 10, 2023 – Aug 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 30, 2025CAI · Full1QUICK SHIFT MOVING INC 4322479YCG5366/MN
Aug 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around2QUICK SHIFT MOVING INC 4322479YCG5366/MN
Feb 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around3BROOKLYN MOVING INC 3120644YBZ9969/MN
Oct 11, 2023CAI · Full6BROOKLYN MOVING INC 3120644YBZ9969/MN
Oct 10, 2023CAI · Full3BROOKLYN MOVING INC 3120644YBZ9969/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QUICK SHIFT MOVING INC4322479Aug 13, 2025Aug 30, 20252CA
BROOKLYN MOVING INC3120644Oct 10, 2023Feb 7, 20243CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
YCG5366MNQUICK SHIFT MOVING INCAug 13, 2025Aug 30, 20252
YBZ9969MN1BROOKLYN MOVING INCOct 10, 2023Feb 7, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026