Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYDJ3JDJK1927 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections25
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 25
First seenJun 16, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 21, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYDJ3JDJK1927
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
JK1927

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Oct 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 21, 2025TXI · Full6OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/CI
Sep 24, 2025TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/DF
Sep 13, 2025USI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/CI
Aug 5, 2025USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Jun 5, 2025TXI · Full3OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/DF
May 28, 2025TXI · Full5CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
May 16, 2025TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
May 2, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Apr 16, 2025USI · Full6OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Apr 8, 2025USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Mar 18, 2025USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Mar 8, 2025USI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Feb 12, 2025TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Feb 1, 2025TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/CI
Oct 15, 2024USI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Aug 29, 2024TXI · Full7OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/CA
Jul 5, 2024USI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Jun 11, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/CI
May 13, 2024TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/CI
Apr 11, 2024USI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/MX
Apr 8, 2024USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/CI
Dec 15, 2023USII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/CI
Oct 25, 2023TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/DF
Jun 19, 2023TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/DF
Jun 16, 2023TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734921AF3G/CI
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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 CV847349Jun 16, 2023Oct 21, 202525CI
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.
21AF3GCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJun 16, 2023Oct 21, 20258
21AF3GDFCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJun 19, 2023Sep 24, 20254
21AF3GMXCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVApr 11, 2024Aug 5, 202512
21AF3GCACARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVAug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026