Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFB3LDLJ5835 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenSep 21, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 12, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3ALACWFB3LDLJ5835
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
ACWFB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LJ5835

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 · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 726 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
2020

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 21, 2023 – Nov 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 12, 2025CAI · Full2OOSCONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC 27790728603U2/CA
Mar 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around2C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Feb 16, 2024CAI · Full1C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Feb 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around1C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Jan 17, 2024CAII · Walk-around3C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Jan 17, 2024CAII · Walk-around0C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Nov 15, 2023CAI · Full1OOSC&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Nov 13, 2023CAI · Full4C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Nov 13, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Oct 5, 2023CAI · Full3OOSC&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Sep 25, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
Sep 22, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U3/CA
Sep 21, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC 197938428603U2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC277907Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 20251TX
C&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC1979384Sep 21, 2023Mar 1, 202412CA
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.
28603U2CACONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS INCNov 12, 2025Nov 12, 20251
28603U2CAC&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCSep 21, 2023Mar 1, 202411
28603U3CAC&M MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCSep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026