Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT8HDHV3109 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenSep 30, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 23, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDT8HDHV3109
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HV3109

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 30, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026CAI · Full1OOSHOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Feb 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Jan 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Nov 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Jun 20, 2025CAI · Full0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Dec 16, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Nov 19, 2024CAI · Full0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Nov 12, 2024CAI · Full0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
May 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Apr 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Jan 16, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
Sep 30, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC 283771555628R3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLC2837715Sep 30, 2023Apr 23, 202612CA
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.
55628R3CAHOODYS DISTRIBUTION LLCSep 30, 2023Apr 23, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026