Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC1MDML3778 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenJun 20, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 9, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC1MDML3778
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
ML3778

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 · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,625 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
2021

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026CAI · Full0O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Mar 18, 2026CAII · Walk-around1O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Jan 19, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Jan 16, 2026CAI · Full2O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Jan 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSO&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Sep 11, 2025CAI · Full3OOSO&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
May 19, 2025CAI · Full0O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Feb 7, 2025CAI · Full0O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
May 3, 2024CAI · Full0O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Feb 16, 2024CAI · Full0O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Nov 28, 2023CAI · Full0O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Sep 29, 2023CAI · Full0O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
Jun 20, 2023CAI · Full0O&G TOWING INC 320324578729A3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
O&G TOWING INC3203245Jun 20, 2023Apr 9, 202613CA
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.
78729A3CAO&G TOWING INCJun 20, 2023Apr 9, 202613
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026