Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC3LDMD7017 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenJul 12, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 24, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC3LDMD7017
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
ACWFC

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
MD7017

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full0FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Jan 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Sep 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3OOSFBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Mar 26, 2025CAI · Full3OOSFBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Nov 13, 2024CAI · Full1FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Aug 30, 2024CAI · Full1FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Aug 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around0FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Jul 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSFBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Apr 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSFBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Dec 14, 2023CAI · Full1FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Sep 28, 2023CAI · Full2FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
Jul 12, 2023CAI · Full0FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848374735Z2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC2718483Jul 12, 2023Mar 24, 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.
74735Z2CAFBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INCJul 12, 2023Mar 24, 202613
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026