Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYDJ5KDKJ1520 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under1
38 mo
Inspections33
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 33
First seenJun 27, 2023
US
Last seenAug 5, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYDJ5KDKJ1520
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2019
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KJ1520

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
2019

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 27, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CI
Jul 29, 2026USIII · Driver-only1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Jul 15, 2026USI · Full11CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Apr 28, 2026TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Apr 20, 2026TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CA
Apr 10, 2026USI · Full5CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CI
Jan 20, 2026TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/DF
Nov 20, 2025USIII · Driver-only1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Aug 27, 2025TXI · Full8CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Aug 25, 2025TXI · Full3OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Aug 6, 2025USI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CI
Jul 31, 2025NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Jul 2, 2025USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Jul 1, 2025TXI · Full5CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Jun 24, 2025TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Apr 15, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Jan 31, 2025USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Sep 3, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Aug 22, 2024USI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Jul 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CI
May 21, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Feb 13, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Feb 2, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CI
Jan 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CI
Dec 28, 2023TXI · Full4OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/DF
Dec 4, 2023TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CI
Sep 14, 2023USI · Full5OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Sep 12, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CH
Jul 28, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/MX
Jul 27, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CH
Jul 4, 2023USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/CI
Jun 29, 2023TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/DF
Jun 27, 2023USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734985AH4F/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 CV847349Jun 27, 2023Aug 5, 202633CI
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.
85AH4FCI1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJul 4, 2023Aug 5, 20268
85AH4FMX1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJun 27, 2023Jul 29, 202619
85AH4FCACARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261
85AH4FDFCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJun 29, 2023Jan 20, 20263
85AH4FCHCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJul 27, 2023Sep 12, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026