Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFB7LDLZ2398 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 10, 2024
NC
Last seenMar 18, 2026
PA
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
3ALACWFB7LDLZ2398
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
Aug 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
ACWFB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
LZ2398

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 · Apr 10, 2024 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0CERTIFIED CARPET DISTRIBUTORS 4474793781099/IN
Aug 14, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSTHE MEN'S WEARHOUSE LLC 23892446798MN/NY
Apr 10, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0THE MEN'S WEARHOUSE LLC 23892446798MN/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CERTIFIED CARPET DISTRIBUTORS447479Mar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261PA
THE MEN'S WEARHOUSE LLC238924Apr 10, 2024Aug 14, 20242TX
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.
3781099INCERTIFIED CARPET DISTRIBUTORSMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
46798MNNYTHE MEN'S WEARHOUSE LLCApr 10, 2024Aug 14, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026