Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC1MDMS3252 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 5, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 16, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
3ALACWFC1MDMS3252
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 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
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
MS3252

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 · Oct 5, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026ORII · Walk-around1CARREL BROTHERS ENTERPRISES INC 10568823004880/IN
Apr 10, 2026ORII · Walk-around0CARREL BROTHERS ENTERPRISES INC 10568823004880/IN
Oct 28, 2025ORII · Walk-around0CARREL BROTHERS ENTERPRISES INC 10568823004880/IN
Jul 30, 2024ORII · Walk-around0CARREL BROTHERS ENTERPRISES INC 10568823004880/IN
Feb 2, 2024WAII · Walk-around0PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 40178773004880/IN
Oct 5, 2023CAI · Full0CARRIER 3 TRANSPORT LLC 2964714300488/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARREL BROTHERS ENTERPRISES INC1056882Jul 30, 2024Jun 16, 20264ID
PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC4017877Feb 2, 2024Feb 2, 20241OR
CARRIER 3 TRANSPORT LLC2964714Oct 5, 2023Oct 5, 20231WA
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.
3004880IN1CARREL BROTHERS ENTERPRISES INCJul 30, 2024Jun 16, 20264
3004880INPACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 2, 2024Feb 2, 20241
300488INCARRIER 3 TRANSPORT LLCOct 5, 2023Oct 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026