Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT0FDFZ8178 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenAug 15, 2024
CA
Last seenFeb 13, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWDT0FDFZ8178
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
FZ8178

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 · 5,875 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 5,875 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,875 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
2015

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 · Aug 15, 2024 – Feb 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 13, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only3VAVENZA INC 403409940637A4/CA
Jun 25, 2025AZIII · Driver-only11VAVENZA INC 403409940637A4/CA
May 31, 2025CAI · Full4OOSVAVENZA INC 403409940637A4/CA
Mar 26, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2VAVENZA INC 403409940637A4/CA
Feb 10, 2025WAIII · Driver-only4OOSVAVENZA INC 403409940637A4/CA
Oct 21, 2024CAI · Full0VAVENZA INC 403409940637A4/CA
Oct 4, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1OOSVAVENZA INC 403409940637A4/CA
Sep 5, 2024NVII · Walk-around4VAVENZA INC 403409940637A4/CA
Aug 30, 2024WAI · Full3OOSVAVENZA INC 403409940637A4/CA
Aug 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around3VAVENZA INC 4034099DE64A29/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VAVENZA INC4034099Aug 15, 2024Feb 13, 202610CA
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.
40637A4CAVAVENZA INCAug 30, 2024Feb 13, 20269
DE64A29CAVAVENZA INCAug 15, 2024Aug 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026