Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALAC4DV6MDMU8009 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 1, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 10, 2025
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALAC4DV6MDMU8009
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
3AL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AC4DV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MU8009

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 · 157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 157 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
2021

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Sep 1, 2023 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1STEPHENS OIL COMPANY INC 7489707A00TU8/AL
Aug 26, 2025ALI · Full1STEPHENS OIL COMPANY INC 7489707A00TU8/AL
May 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around0M&D TRANSPORTATION LLC 16746323076977/IN
Feb 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0M&D TRANSPORTATION LLC 16746323076977/IN
Jan 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around2M&D TRANSPORTATION LLC 16746323076977/IN
Sep 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around0M&D TRANSPORTATION LLC 16746323076977/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEPHENS OIL COMPANY INC748970Aug 26, 2025Sep 10, 20252AL
M&D TRANSPORTATION LLC1674632Sep 1, 2023May 10, 20244LA
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.
7A00TU8ALSTEPHENS OIL COMPANY INCAug 26, 2025Sep 10, 20252
3076977INM&D TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 1, 2023May 10, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026