Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYDJ4LDLU0642 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections55
all-time
OOS inspections10
of 55
First seenJun 27, 2023
NM
Last seenAug 5, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYDJ4LDLU0642
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JCYDJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
LU0642

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
M2

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

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 591 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed model
M2

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 27, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Jul 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Jul 18, 2026USI · Full1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Jul 17, 2026TXI · Full2—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Jan 13, 2026USI · Full0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Jan 7, 2026TXI · Full6—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Oct 9, 2025TXI · Full1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/DF
Sep 19, 2025TXI · Full1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Sep 18, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Aug 29, 2025TXI · Full7—DIRECT CHASSISLINK INC 190982386AL1B/MX
Aug 6, 2025USI · Full1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Jul 12, 2025TXI · Full1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Jun 4, 2025TXI · Full3OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
May 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
May 7, 2025USII · Walk-around0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Apr 8, 2025TXI · Full1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Apr 4, 2025TXI · Full7OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Mar 26, 2025USI · Full2—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Feb 18, 2025USI · Full4—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Jan 22, 2025TXI · Full6—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Jan 14, 2025TXI · Full2OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Jan 8, 2025TXI · Full1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/DF
Dec 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Nov 21, 2024USI · Full2—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Oct 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Oct 3, 2024USI · Full5OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Sep 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around2—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Aug 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around6—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
May 23, 2024TXI · Full5—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Mar 13, 2024TXI · Full7OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Feb 20, 2024USI · Full2—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Nov 23, 2023TXI · Full0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Oct 25, 2023TXI · Full2—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/DF
Oct 14, 2023TXI · Full2OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Oct 10, 2023TXI · Full1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Oct 9, 2023TXI · Full0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Oct 7, 2023TXI · Full6OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Oct 5, 2023TXI · Full5OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Oct 3, 2023TXI · Full4—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Oct 2, 2023TXI · Full0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Sep 29, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Sep 28, 2023TXI · Full0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Sep 27, 2023TXI · Full6OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Sep 21, 2023TXI · Full2—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Sep 20, 2023TXI · Full0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Sep 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Sep 11, 2023NMII · Walk-around1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CH
Aug 30, 2023USI · Full6—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Aug 14, 2023USI · Full1OOSBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Jul 29, 2023TXI · Full5—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/DF
Jul 25, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
Jul 20, 2023TXI · Full4—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Jul 17, 2023TXI · Full1—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Jul 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/CI
Jun 27, 2023NMII · Walk-around0—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 169217986AL1B/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV1692179Jun 27, 2023Aug 5, 202654CI
DIRECT CHASSISLINK INC1909823Aug 29, 2025Aug 29, 20251NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
86AL1BMX1BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CVJun 27, 2023 → Aug 5, 202628
86AL1BCI—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CVJul 3, 2023 → Jan 7, 202621
86AL1BDF—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CVJul 29, 2023 → Oct 9, 20254
86AL1BMX—DIRECT CHASSISLINK INCAug 29, 2025 → Aug 29, 20251
86AL1BCH—BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CVSep 11, 2023 → Sep 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026