Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC7JDKA8255 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenNov 16, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 21, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC7JDKA8255
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
KA8255

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
2018

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 · Nov 16, 2023 – Mar 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 21, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1OOSZARC INTERNATIONAL LLC 260669743567E4/CA
Jan 31, 2026CAII · Walk-around4ZARC INTERNATIONAL LLC 260669743567E4/CA
Aug 30, 2025CAI · Full1ZARC INTERNATIONAL LLC 260669743567E4/CA
Jul 24, 2025CAI · Full2ZARC INTERNATIONAL LLC 260669743567E4/CA
Oct 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1ZARC INTERNATIONAL LLC 26066972734885/IN
May 17, 2024CAI · Full0ZARC INTERNATIONAL LLC 26066972734885/IN
May 17, 2024CAI · Full2OOSZARC INTERNATIONAL LLC 26066972734885/IN
Nov 16, 2023CAII · Walk-around0ZARC INTERNATIONAL LLC 26066972734885/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZARC INTERNATIONAL LLC2606697Nov 16, 2023Mar 21, 20268CA
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.
43567E4CAZARC INTERNATIONAL LLCJul 24, 2025Mar 21, 20264
2734885INZARC INTERNATIONAL LLCNov 16, 2023Oct 19, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026