Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT4HDHZ0254 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenSep 27, 2023
TN
Last seenJan 21, 2026
IL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDT4HDHZ0254
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
HZ0254

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
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

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 · Sep 27, 2023 – Jan 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2026ILII · Walk-around0KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Dec 22, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Nov 12, 2025MOII · Walk-around4KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Nov 3, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Oct 22, 2025WAII · Walk-around2KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
May 30, 2025UTII · Walk-around2KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Apr 7, 2025GAI · Full0KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Mar 13, 2025KYI · Full1OOSKOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Feb 17, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Aug 18, 2024CAI · Full0KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Apr 4, 2024OHI · Full2OOSKOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Mar 27, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Dec 15, 2023WII · Full1KOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
Sep 27, 2023TNI · Full5OOSKOSTIC INC 3806250P1180711/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOSTIC INC3806250Sep 27, 2023Jan 21, 202614IL
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.
P1180711ILKOSTIC INCSep 27, 2023Jan 21, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026