Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2019 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC4KDLN9978 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 27, 2024
PA
Last seenJul 29, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC4KDLN9978
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Sep 13, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
LN9978

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.

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 27, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026OHI · Full3—JVD EXPRESS LLC 4485189VDE7270/PA
Aug 27, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2—DAHALBROTHER TRUCKING LLC 3263531ZTD3172/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JVD EXPRESS LLC4485189Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261PA
DAHALBROTHER TRUCKING LLC3263531Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241PA
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.
VDE7270PA1JVD EXPRESS LLCJul 29, 2026 → Jul 29, 20261
ZTD3172PA—DAHALBROTHER TRUCKING LLCAug 27, 2024 → Aug 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 13, 2026