Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT4GDGW3969 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 24, 2024
ME
Last seenAug 5, 2026
ME
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3ALACWDT4GDGW3969
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
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
GW3969

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 · Sep 24, 2024 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026MEIII · Driver-only0SERVICE TIRE TRUCK CENTERS INC 355307VCW5416/MA
May 13, 2026NHIII · Driver-only1SERVICE TIRE TRUCK CENTERS INC 355307VCW5416/PA
May 13, 2026NHIII · Driver-only1SERVICE TIRE TRUCK CENTERS INC 355307VCW5416/PA
Dec 31, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0NEW ENGLAND TRUCK TIRE CENTERS 5671855439924/NH
Oct 22, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0NEW ENGLAND TRUCK TIRE CENTERS 5671855439924/NH
Sep 24, 2024MEII · Walk-around1NEW ENGLAND TRUCK TIRE CENTERS 5671855439924/NH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERVICE TIRE TRUCK CENTERS INC355307May 13, 2026Aug 5, 20263PA
NEW ENGLAND TRUCK TIRE CENTERS567185Sep 24, 2024Dec 31, 20243ME
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.
VCW5416MA1SERVICE TIRE TRUCK CENTERS INCAug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261
VCW5416PASERVICE TIRE TRUCK CENTERS INCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20262
5439924NHNEW ENGLAND TRUCK TIRE CENTERSSep 24, 2024Dec 31, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026