Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC2LDMD3167 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 15
First seenAug 9, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3ALACWFC2LDMD3167
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
Jul 4, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
MD3167

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
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 · Aug 9, 2023 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSFLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174484614Z3/CA
May 19, 2026CAI · Full2OOSFLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174484614Z3/CA
Mar 9, 2026CAI · Full1OOSFLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174484614Z3/CA
Feb 18, 2026CAI · Full6OOSFLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174484614Z3/CA
Jul 7, 2025CAI · Full0FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174484614Z3/CA
Apr 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around1FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174484614Z3/CA
Feb 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around2FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174484614Z3/CA
Jan 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around4FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174484614Z3/CA
Jan 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSFLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174484614Z3/CA
Dec 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around3PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 32757484614Z3/CA
Sep 30, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSFLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174400103X2/CA
Aug 13, 2024CAI · Full1FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174400103X2/CA
May 9, 2024CAI · Full0FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174400103X2/CA
Sep 13, 2023CAI · Full0FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174400103X2/CA
Aug 9, 2023CAII · Walk-around1FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC 127174400103X2/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INC1271744Aug 9, 2023Jul 10, 202614CA
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Dec 18, 2024Dec 18, 20241PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
84614Z3CA1FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INCJan 9, 2025Jul 10, 20269
84614Z3CAPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPDec 18, 2024Dec 18, 20241
00103X2CA1FLASHCO MANUFACTURING INCAug 9, 2023Sep 30, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026