Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT1GDHF6198 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 30, 2025
WY
Last seenJul 20, 2026
IA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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
3ALACWDT1GDHF6198
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
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
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
HF6198

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 · Dec 30, 2025 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1WASHY LLC 437479885201NG/NY
Jul 16, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0WASHY LLC 437479885201NG/NY
Jun 24, 2026PAIII · Driver-only6OOSREDHAWK ENTERPRISE INC 435252185201NG/NY
May 18, 2026NMII · Walk-around1REDHAWK ENTERPRISE INC 435252185201NG/NY
May 18, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1REDHAWK ENTERPRISE INC 435252185201NG/NY
Apr 10, 2026CAI · Full1OOSNUTSHELLUS INC 411482885201NG/NY
Dec 30, 2025WYI · Full2REDHAWK ENTERPRISE INC 4352521332570V/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WASHY LLC4374798Jul 16, 2026Jul 20, 20262AZ
REDHAWK ENTERPRISE INC4352521Dec 30, 2025Jun 24, 20264PA
NUTSHELLUS INC4114828Apr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261PA
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.
85201NGNY1WASHY LLCJul 16, 2026Jul 20, 20262
85201NGNY1REDHAWK ENTERPRISE INCMay 18, 2026Jun 24, 20263
85201NGNYNUTSHELLUS INCApr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261
332570VNJREDHAWK ENTERPRISE INCDec 30, 2025Dec 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026