Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDU6HDJA6547 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenAug 11, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 25, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3ALACWDU6HDJA6547
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
ACWDU

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
JA6547

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 · 160 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 160 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 160 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 · Aug 11, 2023 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026PAII · Walk-around2PAPAS TRUCKING LLC 3858950XPDE64/NJ
Feb 11, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1PAPAS TRUCKING LLC 3858950XPDE64/NJ
Jan 15, 2026NYI · Full4OOSPAPAS TRUCKING LLC 3858950XPDE64/NJ
Sep 2, 2025NYII · Walk-around1CALEB TRUCKING LLC 3943157XPDE64/NJ
Feb 24, 2025NJI · Full3CALEB TRUCKING LLC 3943157XPDE64/NJ
Dec 23, 2024NYII · Walk-around0CALEB TRUCKING LLC 3943157XPDE64/NJ
Aug 28, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1CALEB TRUCKING LLC 3943157XPDE64/NJ
Apr 10, 2024NYI · Full3CALEB TRUCKING LLC 3943157XPDE64/NJ
Aug 21, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0RP FEDDER INDUSTRIAL LLC 335055853007NB/NY
Aug 11, 2023NYIII · Driver-only1RP FEDDER INDUSTRIAL LLC 335055853007NB/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAPAS TRUCKING LLC3858950Jan 15, 2026May 25, 20263NJ
CALEB TRUCKING LLC3943157Apr 10, 2024Sep 2, 20255NJ
RP FEDDER INDUSTRIAL LLC3350558Aug 11, 2023Aug 21, 20232NY
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.
XPDE64NJPAPAS TRUCKING LLCJan 15, 2026May 25, 20263
XPDE64NJCALEB TRUCKING LLCApr 10, 2024Sep 2, 20255
53007NBNYRP FEDDER INDUSTRIAL LLCAug 11, 2023Aug 21, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026