Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT6HDHZ5004 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenJan 5, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 5, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDT6HDHZ5004
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 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
HZ5004

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 · Jan 5, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026CAI · Full3OOSC D CONTAINER INC 273513504324Y3/CA
Mar 18, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1OOSC D CONTAINER INC 273513504324Y3/CA
Mar 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around1C D CONTAINER INC 273513504324Y3/CA
Jan 7, 2026CAI · Full1C D CONTAINER INC 273513504324Y3/CA
Dec 10, 2025CAI · Full3OOSC D CONTAINER INC 273513504324Y3/CA
Aug 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around1C D CONTAINER INC 273513504324Y3/CA
Aug 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1C D CONTAINER INC 273513504324Y3/CA
Jan 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around3C D CONTAINER INC 273513597269Z1/CA
Aug 14, 2024CAI · Full6OOSC D CONTAINER INC 273513597269Z1/CA
May 31, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1C D CONTAINER INC 273513597269Z1/CA
Jan 5, 2024CAI · Full4OOSC D CONTAINER INC 273513597269Z1/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C D CONTAINER INC2735135Jan 5, 2024Jun 5, 202611CA
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.
04324Y3CAC D CONTAINER INCAug 19, 2025Jun 5, 20267
97269Z1CAC D CONTAINER INCJan 5, 2024Jan 2, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026