Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT8GDHT5966 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 17
First seenSep 11, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 5, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDT8GDHT5966
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
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HT5966

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 · Sep 11, 2024 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only1ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Jul 24, 2026USI · Full3OOSARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Jul 20, 2026TXI · Full3ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Apr 21, 2026USI · Full2ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Jan 15, 2026USI · Full1ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Dec 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Nov 4, 2025USI · Full5ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Oct 23, 2025TXI · Full2OOSARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Oct 15, 2025TXI · Full5OOSARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Oct 13, 2025TXI · Full2ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Oct 7, 2025TXI · Full4ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Sep 29, 2025TXI · Full2ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Sep 2, 2025USI · Full2ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Jul 1, 2025USI · Full4ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Nov 13, 2024USI · Full0ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Oct 22, 2024TXI · Full4ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
Sep 11, 2024TXI · Full5OOSARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA 302398725BE8S/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGA3023987Sep 11, 2024Aug 5, 202617NL
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.
25BE8SMX1ARSENIO ELIZONDO QUIROGASep 11, 2024Aug 5, 202617
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026