Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC8MDMU8147 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenSep 26, 2023
NY
Last seenJan 15, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC8MDMU8147
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MU8147

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
2021

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 26, 2023 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Aug 7, 2025NYII · Walk-around1OOSLIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Jul 9, 2025CTII · Walk-around0LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Feb 25, 2025NYII · Walk-around2OOSLIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Jan 29, 2025VTIII · Driver-only1LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Oct 30, 2024NYII · Walk-around2LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Jul 3, 2024NJII · Walk-around1LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Jun 11, 2024NYII · Walk-around2LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Dec 13, 2023NYII · Walk-around0LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Oct 7, 2023CTII · Walk-around0LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
Sep 26, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC 87163138335NA/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC871631Sep 26, 2023Jan 15, 202611NY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
38335NANYLIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INCSep 26, 2023Jan 15, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026