Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC5KDKU1681 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenDec 20, 2023
TN
Last seenJul 5, 2026
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 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
3ALACWFC5KDKU1681
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2019
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KU1681

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
2019

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 · Dec 20, 2023 – Jul 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 5, 2026ILII · Walk-around4OOSMAXIME & MICHAEL LOGISTICS LLC 3750244K196721/TX
Nov 18, 2025NMI · Full8OOSMAXIME & MICHAEL LOGISTICS LLC 3750244K196721/TX
Nov 18, 2025NMI · Full0MAXIME & MICHAEL LOGISTICS LLC 3750244K196721/TX
Oct 17, 2025ALIII · Driver-only9MAXIME & MICHAEL LOGISTICS LLC 3750244K196721/TX
Dec 26, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1ASTEFON LLC 4018619K196721/TX
Nov 27, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0ASTEFON LLC 4018619K196721/TX
Sep 12, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1BARAKA EXPEDITERS LLC 3275151K196721/TX
Dec 20, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0BAY INSULATION OF TENNESSEE INC 1618559H458348/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAXIME & MICHAEL LOGISTICS LLC3750244Oct 17, 2025Jul 5, 20264IL
ASTEFON LLC4018619Nov 27, 2024Dec 26, 20242WI
BARAKA EXPEDITERS LLC3275151Sep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241TX
BAY INSULATION OF TENNESSEE INC1618559Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 20231WI
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.
K196721TX1MAXIME & MICHAEL LOGISTICS LLCOct 17, 2025Jul 5, 20264
K196721TXASTEFON LLCNov 27, 2024Dec 26, 20242
K196721TXBARAKA EXPEDITERS LLCSep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241
H458348TNBAY INSULATION OF TENNESSEE INCDec 20, 2023Dec 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026