Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACXFC8JDJZ5428 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
38 mo
Inspections31
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 31
First seenJun 22, 2023
NY
Last seenAug 4, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACXFC8JDJZ5428
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JZ5428

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
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 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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Jun 10, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
May 18, 2026NYI · Full1OOSNORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Apr 14, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Mar 9, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Feb 10, 2026NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Feb 3, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Jan 21, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Jan 20, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Dec 16, 2025NYI · Full0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Oct 21, 2025NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Oct 13, 2025NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Jun 27, 2025NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
May 20, 2025NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
May 13, 2025NYII · Walk-around1NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Mar 3, 2025NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Feb 11, 2025NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Feb 4, 2025NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Jan 14, 2025NYII · Walk-around1NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Dec 3, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Nov 27, 2024NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Sep 13, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Sep 4, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Jun 6, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Apr 30, 2024NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Apr 12, 2024NYII · Walk-around3OOSNORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Feb 19, 2024NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Dec 7, 2023NYII · Walk-around0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Oct 11, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Aug 11, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
Jun 22, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC 306802025219ND/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLC3068020Jun 22, 2023Aug 4, 202631NY
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.
25219NDNY1NORTHEAST GREAT DANE OF BUFFALO NY LLCJun 22, 2023Aug 4, 202631
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026