Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALHC5DV8MDMU9201 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections27
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 27
First seenJul 31, 2023
FL
Last seenJul 27, 2026
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALHC5DV8MDMU9201
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
HC5DV

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
MU9201

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 · 371 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 371 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 371 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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Jul 31, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Jun 29, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Jun 2, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Jun 2, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Mar 26, 2026USI · Full0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Mar 18, 2026FLII · Walk-around2HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Dec 8, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Aug 8, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Aug 7, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Aug 5, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Jul 31, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Jul 23, 2025FLII · Walk-around2HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Jul 8, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
May 20, 2025FLII · Walk-around0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
May 2, 2025FLII · Walk-around3HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Mar 18, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Mar 4, 2025USI · Full0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 1085473747271/IN
Feb 5, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Aug 13, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Jun 10, 2024FLII · Walk-around0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Jan 17, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Dec 11, 2023FLII · Walk-around0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Nov 13, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Oct 24, 2023FLII · Walk-around0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Oct 17, 2023FLII · Walk-around0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Oct 13, 2023FLII · Walk-around0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
Jul 31, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0HOOD INDUSTRIES INC 108547NM1696/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOOD INDUSTRIES INC108547Jul 31, 2023Jul 27, 202627MS
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.
3747271IN1HOOD INDUSTRIES INCMar 4, 2025Jul 27, 202616
NM1696NCHOOD INDUSTRIES INCJul 31, 2023Mar 18, 202511
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026