Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALACXFC0MDML8329 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 11, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 12, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACXFC0MDML8329
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
ACXFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
ML8329

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 · 2,807 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 2,807 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,807 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 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 11, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026NYI · Full0EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH LLC 168211913115MP/NY
Mar 4, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH LLC 168211913115MP/NY
Sep 5, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH LLC 168211913115MP/NY
May 15, 2025NYI · Full0EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH LLC 168211913115MP/NY
Dec 19, 2024NYII · Walk-around0EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH LLC 168211913115MP/NY
Sep 11, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH LLC 168211913115MP/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH LLC1682119Sep 11, 2023May 12, 20266NY
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.
13115MPNYEMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH LLCSep 11, 2023May 12, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026