Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYDJ1JDJK1926 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections36
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 36
First seenJul 26, 2023
NM
Last seenDec 5, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYDJ1JDJK1926
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JCYDJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
JK1926

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 · 591 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 591 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 591 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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 26, 2023 – Dec 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 5, 2025TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Oct 22, 2025USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Oct 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Oct 1, 2025TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/CI
Jul 16, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jul 10, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jul 1, 2025NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jun 26, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jun 20, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jun 19, 2025USI · Full2OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jun 9, 2025TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/CI
Apr 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/DF
Feb 20, 2025NMI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Feb 10, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Feb 7, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Feb 5, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Dec 16, 2024NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Dec 2, 2024NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Nov 21, 2024NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Nov 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/DF
Nov 4, 2024NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Sep 9, 2024USI · Full2OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jul 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Apr 24, 2024NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Apr 1, 2024USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/CI
Mar 18, 2024USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jan 17, 2024USII · Walk-around1OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3GAX/MX
Dec 14, 2023NMI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Dec 12, 2023NMI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Dec 1, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Nov 28, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/CH
Sep 22, 2023TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Sep 19, 2023TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/DF
Sep 8, 2023TXII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jul 26, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
Jul 26, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734920AF3G/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV847349Jul 26, 2023Dec 5, 202536CI
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.
20AF3GMX1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJul 26, 2023Dec 5, 202528
20AF3GCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVApr 1, 2024Oct 1, 20253
20AF3GDFCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVSep 19, 2023Apr 24, 20253
20AF3GAXMXCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJan 17, 2024Jan 17, 20241
20AF3GCHCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVNov 28, 2023Nov 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026