Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT5EDFW0993 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 17, 2023
NY
Last seenMar 31, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3ALACWDT5EDFW0993
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FW0993

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
2014

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1SANTANA TRANSFER LLC 3927755XSBL50/NJ
Feb 25, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1SANTANA TRANSFER LLC 3927755XSBL50/NJ
Jan 6, 2026PAII · Walk-around0SANTANA TRANSFER LLC 3927755XSBL50/NJ
Nov 25, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0SANTANA TRANSFER LLC 3927755XSBL50/NJ
Nov 6, 2023NYIII · Driver-only1DM2 DISTRIBUTIONS LLC 3529900XNNM56/NJ
Oct 17, 2023NYII · Walk-around6OOSDM2 DISTRIBUTIONS LLC 3529900XNNM56/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SANTANA TRANSFER LLC3927755Nov 25, 2025Mar 31, 20264NJ
DM2 DISTRIBUTIONS LLC3529900Oct 17, 2023Nov 6, 20232NJ
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.
XSBL50NJSANTANA TRANSFER LLCNov 25, 2025Mar 31, 20264
XNNM56NJDM2 DISTRIBUTIONS LLCOct 17, 2023Nov 6, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026