Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC4JDJH5425 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 13, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 27, 2026
PA
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
3ALACWFC4JDJH5425
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JH5425

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
2018

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 13, 2023 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0CHARLES BROTHERS INC 1360226ZWX6905/PA
Nov 20, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0CHARLES BROTHERS INC 1360226ZWX6905/PA
Nov 10, 2025MDII · Walk-around3OOSCHARLES BROTHERS INC 13602262018/PA
Jun 2, 2025PAI · Full1OOSMIKE'S HEAVY DUTY TOWING INC 567501ZWX6905/PA
Oct 11, 2023NYI · Full0HVAC DISTRIBUTORS INC 391834ZSH3802/PA
Jun 13, 2023MDII · Walk-around0TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES 1080379ZSH3802/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHARLES BROTHERS INC1360226Nov 10, 2025Mar 27, 20263PA
MIKE'S HEAVY DUTY TOWING INC567501Jun 2, 2025Jun 2, 20251NY
HVAC DISTRIBUTORS INC391834Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231PA
TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES1080379Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231PA
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.
ZWX6905PACHARLES BROTHERS INCNov 20, 2025Mar 27, 20262
2018PACHARLES BROTHERS INCNov 10, 2025Nov 10, 20251
ZWX6905PAMIKE'S HEAVY DUTY TOWING INCJun 2, 2025Jun 2, 20251
ZSH3802PAHVAC DISTRIBUTORS INCOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
ZSH3802PATEN THOUSAND VILLAGESJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026