Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWCYXGDGZ0638 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJan 27, 2024
CA
Last seenFeb 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3ALACWCYXGDGZ0638
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
ACWCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
GZ0638

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 · 99 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 99 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 99 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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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 · Jan 27, 2024 – Feb 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CLUJ TRANSPORT LLC 413424685493G3/CA
Jan 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around0SPEEDWAY TRANSPORT LLC 433602785493G3/CA
Nov 13, 2025ORII · Walk-around2OOSCLUJ TRANSPORT LLC 413424685493G3/CA
Oct 31, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1CLUJ TRANSPORT LLC 413424685493G3/CA
Sep 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CLUJ TRANSPORT LLC 413424685493G3/CA
Aug 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSCLUJ TRANSPORT LLC 413424685493G3/CA
Mar 31, 2025NVII · Walk-around2OOSCLUJ TRANSPORT LLC 413424685493G3/CA
Jan 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CLUJ TRANSPORT LLC 413424685493G3/CA
Jan 27, 2024CAI · Full0CLUJ TRANSPORT LLC 413424685493G3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CLUJ TRANSPORT LLC4134246Jan 27, 2024Feb 23, 20268CA
SPEEDWAY TRANSPORT LLC4336027Jan 2, 2026Jan 2, 20261CA
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.
85493G3CACLUJ TRANSPORT LLCJan 27, 2024Feb 23, 20268
85493G3CASPEEDWAY TRANSPORT LLCJan 2, 2026Jan 2, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026