Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALHC5FE2PDNZ8351 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 21, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 5, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALHC5FE2PDNZ8351
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
HC5FE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NZ8351

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 · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 22 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
2023

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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Dec 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0NORCAL RENTAL GROUP LLC 278471490372N3/CA
Aug 21, 2025CAI · Full0NORCAL RENTAL GROUP LLC 278471490372N3/CA
May 15, 2024CAI · Full0NORCAL RENTAL GROUP LLC 278471490372N3/CA
Jun 27, 2023CAI · Full0NORCAL RENTAL GROUP LLC 278471490372N3/CA
Jun 21, 2023CAII · Walk-around1NORCAL RENTAL GROUP LLC 278471490372N3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORCAL RENTAL GROUP LLC2784714Jun 21, 2023Dec 5, 20255CA
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.
90372N3CANORCAL RENTAL GROUP LLCJun 21, 2023Dec 5, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026