Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC5MDML8823 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenMay 13, 2025
VT
Last seenAug 3, 2026
MA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC5MDML8823
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
ML8823

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
2021

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 · May 13, 2025 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026MAII · Walk-around2HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION 4223323Y39131/MA
Jul 8, 2026MAIII · Driver-only2HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION 4223323Y39131/MA
Mar 18, 2026MAIII · Driver-only1HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION 4223323Y39131/MA
Jan 14, 2026USI · Full0HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION 4223323Y39131/MA
Sep 24, 2025MAIII · Driver-only3HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION 4223323Y39131/MA
Sep 7, 2025CTII · Walk-around5OOSHILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION 4223323Y39131/MA
Aug 7, 2025CTIII · Driver-only3HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION 4223323Y39131/MA
Jun 25, 2025NHIII · Driver-only0HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION 4223323Y39131/MA
May 13, 2025VTI · Full0HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION 4223323Y39131/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATION4223323May 13, 2025Aug 3, 20269MA
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.
Y39131MA1HILLS CAPITAL CORPORATIONMay 13, 2025Aug 3, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026