Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC2LDLW9538 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections21
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 21
First seenJul 14, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 22, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC2LDLW9538
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LW9538

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 · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,625 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
2020

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 · Jul 14, 2023 – Jul 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2025CAI · Full0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Jun 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Mar 25, 2025CAI · Full1HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Dec 11, 2024CAI · Full0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Nov 20, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Oct 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Sep 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Jul 23, 2024CAI · Full0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
May 7, 2024CAI · Full0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Feb 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Feb 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Jan 11, 2024CAI · Full0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Jan 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Oct 16, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Oct 3, 2023CAI · Full0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Aug 30, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Aug 15, 2023CAII · Walk-around0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Aug 9, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Jul 26, 2023CAI · Full0HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
Jul 14, 2023CAI · Full2HILLYARD INC 15366599501T2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HILLYARD INC153665Jul 14, 2023Jul 22, 202521MO
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.
99501T2CAHILLYARD INCJul 14, 2023Jul 22, 202521
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026