Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT5HDJF5228 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJun 15, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 10, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDT5HDJF5228
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 18, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
JF5228

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Dec 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around1PRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 356597700024B3/CA
Aug 21, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1PRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 356597700024B3/CA
Jul 10, 2024CAI · Full0PRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 356597700024B3/CA
Apr 6, 2024CAI · Full1PRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 356597700024B3/CA
Mar 27, 2024CAI · Full3OOSPRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 356597700024B3/CA
Mar 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around0PRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 356597700024B3/CA
Mar 16, 2024CAI · Full2PRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 356597700024B3/CA
Aug 17, 2023CAI · Full0PRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 356597700024B3/CA
Jul 26, 2023CAI · Full1PRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 356597700024B3/CA
Jun 15, 2023CAI · Full3OOSPRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC 3565977000024B3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRIME EXPRESS GROUP INC3565977Jun 15, 2023Dec 10, 202510CA
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.
00024B3CAPRIME EXPRESS GROUP INCJul 26, 2023Dec 10, 20259
000024B3CAPRIME EXPRESS GROUP INCJun 15, 2023Jun 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026