Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDTXGDHN6978 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 22, 2023
NY
Last seenSep 27, 2025
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDTXGDHN6978
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
Jul 12, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HN6978

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Sep 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 27, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSMR FERNANDEZ LOGISTICS LLC 3989140PNY8256/OH
Jan 24, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1MT TRUCKING TRANSPORTATION LLC 4245800XJVY33/NJ
Oct 18, 2024NJIII · Driver-only1MT TRUCKING TRANSPORTATION LLC 4245800XJVY33/NJ
Aug 22, 2023NYIII · Driver-only2GOLD MEDAL BAKERY INC 2534368352MH/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MR FERNANDEZ LOGISTICS LLC3989140Sep 27, 2025Sep 27, 20251OH
MT TRUCKING TRANSPORTATION LLC4245800Oct 18, 2024Jan 24, 20252NJ
GOLD MEDAL BAKERY INC25343Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231MA
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.
PNY8256OHMR FERNANDEZ LOGISTICS LLCSep 27, 2025Sep 27, 20251
XJVY33NJMT TRUCKING TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 18, 2024Jan 24, 20252
68352MHNYGOLD MEDAL BAKERY INCAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026