Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALHCYDJ9JDJM1285 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenAug 22, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALHCYDJ9JDJM1285
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
HCYDJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
JM1285

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 · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 79 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 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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026USI · Full2OOSSUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
Nov 25, 2025TXI · Full4SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
Nov 10, 2025TXI · Full4SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
May 15, 2025TXI · Full6SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
Oct 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around4SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
Sep 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around2SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
Jul 16, 2024TXI · Full1SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
Dec 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around0SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
Dec 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around2SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
Oct 25, 2023TXI · Full2SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/MX
Oct 19, 2023TXI · Full3SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/TA
Aug 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around3SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV 196981038AR3P/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CV1969810Aug 22, 2023Feb 25, 202612TA
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.
38AR3PMXSUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CVOct 25, 2023Feb 25, 202610
38AR3PTASUSTAITA CARGO SA DE CVAug 22, 2023Oct 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026