Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC3PDUE2577 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 23, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 11, 2026
WA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
3ALACWFC3PDUE2577
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UE2577

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
2023

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 23, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026WAIII · Driver-only3SQ 92 INC 2868395198926H/IL
May 6, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0SQ 92 INC 2868395198926H/WA
Jan 22, 2026PAII · Walk-around3MERCANTILE BUSINESS COMPANY 1499106198926H/IL
Sep 30, 2025WAII · Walk-around4OOSMIDWEST EXPEDITED COMPANY 2802808198926H/IL
May 6, 2024KYI · Full1MIDWEST EXPEDITED COMPANY 2802808198926H/IL
Dec 19, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0MIDWEST EXPEDITED COMPANY 2802808198926H/IL
Aug 23, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0SALO EXPRESS INC 3715231198926H/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SQ 92 INC2868395May 6, 2026May 11, 20262IN
MERCANTILE BUSINESS COMPANY1499106Jan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261IL
MIDWEST EXPEDITED COMPANY2802808Dec 19, 2023Sep 30, 20253IL
SALO EXPRESS INC3715231Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231IL
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.
198926HILSQ 92 INCMay 11, 2026May 11, 20261
198926HWASQ 92 INCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
198926HILMERCANTILE BUSINESS COMPANYJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
198926HILMIDWEST EXPEDITED COMPANYDec 19, 2023Sep 30, 20253
198926HILSALO EXPRESS INCAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026