Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALHCYD22MDMK9470 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 12, 2024
MO
Last seenMay 8, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
3ALHCYD22MDMK9470
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
Aug 2, 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
HCYD2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
MK9470

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 · 441 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 441 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 441 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 · Mar 12, 2024 – May 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2025PAIII · Driver-only4ALRO STEEL CORPORATION 3002103842735/IN
Apr 9, 2024MOII · Walk-around0RYDER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LLC 2990733065921/IN
Mar 12, 2024MOII · Walk-around2OOSRYDER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LLC 2990733065921/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALRO STEEL CORPORATION300210May 8, 2025May 8, 20251MI
RYDER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LLC299073Mar 12, 2024Apr 9, 20242FL
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.
3842735INALRO STEEL CORPORATIONMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
3065921INRYDER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LLCMar 12, 2024Apr 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026