Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT3FDGF5226 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 12
First seenNov 9, 2023
IN
Last seenFeb 2, 2025
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3ALACWDT3FDGF5226
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 17, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
GF5226

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 · Nov 9, 2023 – Feb 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 2, 2025MOII · Walk-around2KNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Jan 10, 2025CAI · Full3OOSKNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Jan 3, 2025TNI · Full7OOSKNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Dec 21, 2024NDI · Full3OOSKNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Dec 12, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0KNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Sep 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSKNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Sep 17, 2024NMI · Full3OOSKNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Sep 12, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0KNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Sep 4, 2024NMII · Walk-around1KNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Aug 14, 2024MOII · Walk-around0KNI LOGISTICS LLC 4004855PNE6486/OH
Mar 29, 2024NEIII · Driver-only3OOSVISALIA HOTSHOT LLC 3421653PNE6486/OH
Nov 9, 2023INIII · Driver-only0YALE DELIVERY LLC 3240747R453660/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNI LOGISTICS LLC4004855Aug 14, 2024Feb 2, 202510OH
VISALIA HOTSHOT LLC3421653Mar 29, 2024Mar 29, 20241KY
YALE DELIVERY LLC3240747Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 20231OH
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.
PNE6486OHKNI LOGISTICS LLCAug 14, 2024Feb 2, 202510
PNE6486OHVISALIA HOTSHOT LLCMar 29, 2024Mar 29, 20241
R453660OHYALE DELIVERY LLCNov 9, 2023Nov 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026