Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Freightliner M2

3ALACXFE5KDKN9170 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 2, 2023
NY
Last seenJul 14, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACXFE5KDKN9170
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
ACXFE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KN9170

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 · 785 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 785 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 785 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
2019

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0TOP SHELF TOWING & ROADSERVICE LLC 2531509AH52091/PA
Sep 11, 2025PAI · Full0TOP SHELF TOWING & ROADSERVICE LLC 2531509AH52091/PA
Aug 14, 2025WVII · Walk-around0TOP SHELF TOWING & ROADSERVICE LLC 2531509AH52091/PA
May 14, 2024NYII · Walk-around1EMPIRE TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 146612570754PC/NY
Aug 2, 2023NYI · Full1EMPIRE TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 146612570754PC/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP SHELF TOWING & ROADSERVICE LLC2531509Aug 14, 2025Jul 14, 20263PA
EMPIRE TOWING AND RECOVERY INC1466125Aug 2, 2023May 14, 20242NY
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.
AH52091PA1TOP SHELF TOWING & ROADSERVICE LLCAug 14, 2025Jul 14, 20263
70754PCNYEMPIRE TOWING AND RECOVERY INCAug 2, 2023May 14, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026