Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFB8PDUH9812 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenSep 6, 2023
US
Last seenMay 20, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFB8PDUH9812
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2023
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
ACWFB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
UH9812

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 · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 726 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
2023

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 6, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
Dec 5, 2025USI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
Oct 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
Sep 25, 2025CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
Jun 2, 2025USI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
Mar 5, 2025USI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
Dec 13, 2024USI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
Aug 21, 2024USI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
May 28, 2024USII · Walk-around0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
May 16, 2024CAI · Full1SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
May 3, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
Feb 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630098181W3/CA
Sep 26, 2023CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630023183S3/CA
Sep 6, 2023USIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 1216300W384344/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC1216300Sep 6, 2023May 20, 202614CA
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.
98181W3CASONIC TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 2, 2024May 20, 202612
23183S3CASONIC TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
W384344CASONIC TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 6, 2023Sep 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026