Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALACWD23PDUG1723 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 22, 2024
NY
Last seenJan 13, 2025
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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
3ALACWD23PDUG1723
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UG1723

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
2023

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 · May 22, 2024 – Jan 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2025NYII · Walk-around3KAY'S TRANSPORT INC 569242ZWV5186/PA
Oct 1, 2024NYII · Walk-around5OOSMERCADO TRANSPORTE LLC 4199801ZWV5186/PA
May 22, 2024NYIII · Driver-only2AGW ENTERPRISES LLC 3693745ZWV5186/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KAY'S TRANSPORT INC569242Jan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251PA
MERCADO TRANSPORTE LLC4199801Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241PA
AGW ENTERPRISES LLC3693745May 22, 2024May 22, 20241VA
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.
ZWV5186PAKAY'S TRANSPORT INCJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
ZWV5186PAMERCADO TRANSPORTE LLCOct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241
ZWV5186PAAGW ENTERPRISES LLCMay 22, 2024May 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026