Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWD21LDLL1891 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 17, 2024
CA
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWD21LDLL1891
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
ACWD2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LL1891

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 · 1,092 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 1,092 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,092 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
2020

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 · Jun 17, 2024 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026CAI · Full6PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION 72944943847X2/CA
Aug 25, 2025CAI · Full0PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION 72944943847X2/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAI · Full1PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION 72944943847X2/CA
Aug 20, 2024CAI · Full0PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION 72944943847X2/CA
Jun 17, 2024CAI · Full0PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION 72944943847X2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION729449Jun 17, 2024Feb 12, 20265CA
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.
43847X2CAPROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTIONJun 17, 2024Feb 12, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026