Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACXDT4HDJH3743 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 31, 2024
RI
Last seenJun 9, 2026
MA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACXDT4HDJH3743
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
ACXDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
JH3743

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 · 1,120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 1,120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,120 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
2017

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 · Dec 31, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026MAIII · Driver-only0DFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING NORTH LLC 34211783960620/IN
Oct 20, 2025MAIII · Driver-only0DFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING NORTH LLC 34211785C-3189/ME
Dec 31, 2024RIIII · Driver-only0DFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING NORTH LLC 34211785C3189/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING NORTH LLC3421178Dec 31, 2024Jun 9, 20263KS
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.
3960620INDFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING NORTH LLCJun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261
5C-3189MEDFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING NORTH LLCOct 20, 2025Oct 20, 20251
5C3189MEDFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING NORTH LLCDec 31, 2024Dec 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026