Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYDJ7GDHR6689 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 17
First seenJun 21, 2023
US
Last seenDec 10, 2025
NM
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYDJ7GDHR6689
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HR6689

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
2016

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 21, 2023 – Dec 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 10, 2025NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
Oct 20, 2025USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
Jul 8, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
May 22, 2025TXI · Full6CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/CI
May 15, 2025TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/DF
May 7, 2025NMII · Walk-around0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
Apr 30, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/CI
Mar 29, 2025USI · Full4OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
Nov 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around6CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
Oct 25, 2024USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
Oct 24, 2024USI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
Jun 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
May 6, 2024TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/MX
Apr 19, 2024TXI · Full9OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/CI
Apr 12, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/CI
Jan 17, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/CI
Jun 21, 2023USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734959AL5J/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 21, 2023Dec 10, 202517CI
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.
59AL5JMXCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJun 21, 2023Dec 10, 202511
59AL5JCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJan 17, 2024May 22, 20255
59AL5JDFCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026