Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT0GDHC3998 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenMay 22, 2024
PA
Last seenFeb 16, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3ALACWDT0GDHC3998
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 18, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HC3998

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
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 · May 22, 2024 – Feb 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 16, 2026MIII · Walk-around4DREAMS TO REALITY TRUCKING LLC 3956378GD92662/WI
Nov 25, 2025AZII · Walk-around8OOSHIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC 4045451GD92662/WI
Aug 21, 2025AZII · Walk-around3HIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC 4045451GD92662/WI
Aug 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC 4045451GD92662/WI
Feb 8, 2025ILIII · Driver-only3HIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC 4045451GD92662/WI
Nov 12, 2024PAI · Full4OOSHIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC 4045451GD92662/WI
Oct 19, 2024OHII · Walk-around11OOSHIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC 4045451GD92662/WI
Sep 23, 2024VAII · Walk-around11HIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC 4045451GD92662/WI
Jul 30, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0HIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC 4045451GD92662/WI
May 22, 2024PAII · Walk-around3HIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC 4045451GD92662/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DREAMS TO REALITY TRUCKING LLC3956378Feb 16, 2026Feb 16, 20261WI
HIGHWAY HUSTLE LLC4045451May 22, 2024Nov 25, 20259WI
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.
GD92662WIDREAMS TO REALITY TRUCKING LLCFeb 16, 2026Feb 16, 20261
GD92662WIHIGHWAY HUSTLE LLCMay 22, 2024Nov 25, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026