Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT4GDGV8979 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenMay 4, 2025
CA
Last seenJul 11, 2026
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
3ALACWDT4GDGV8979
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 21, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
GV8979

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 4, 2025 – Jul 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0BAYLEAF CORPORATION 4232705221903H/IL
Mar 4, 2026TNI · Full1OOSBAYLEAF CORPORATION 4232705221903H/IL
Feb 24, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0BAYLEAF CORPORATION 4232705221903H/IL
Dec 22, 2025INI · Full0RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971221903H/IL
Oct 23, 2025AZII · Walk-around2RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971221903H/IL
Sep 25, 2025WVIII · Driver-only0RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971221903H/IL
May 12, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4116555221903H/IL
May 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around2FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4116555P1274304/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAYLEAF CORPORATION4232705Feb 24, 2026Jul 11, 20263IL
RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC3480971Sep 25, 2025Dec 22, 20253IL
FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC4116555May 4, 2025May 12, 20252IL
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.
221903HIL1BAYLEAF CORPORATIONFeb 24, 2026Jul 11, 20263
221903HILRUFFSON LOGISTIC LLCSep 25, 2025Dec 22, 20253
221903HILFEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INCMay 12, 2025May 12, 20251
P1274304ILFEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INCMay 4, 2025May 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026