Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC5PDNT2656 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under5
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 26, 2023
NY
Last seenApr 23, 2025
NY
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 19 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC5PDNT2656
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
Jul 2, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NT2656

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Apr 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2025NYII · Walk-around0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275743328173/IN
Aug 22, 2024CTII · Walk-around3OOSJ DIESEL TRANS LLC 40210283328173/NY
Feb 20, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSNATIONAL EVENT CONNECTION INC 38495863328173/IN
Dec 28, 2023NYII · Walk-around0TENCO INDUSTRIES INC 24809903328173/IN
Sep 26, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0ROLLING FRITO LAY SALES LP 9261503328173/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Apr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251PA
J DIESEL TRANS LLC4021028Aug 22, 2024Aug 22, 20241FL
NATIONAL EVENT CONNECTION INC3849586Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241NY
TENCO INDUSTRIES INC2480990Dec 28, 2023Dec 28, 20231NY
ROLLING FRITO LAY SALES LP926150Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231TX
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.
3328173INPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPApr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251
3328173NYJ DIESEL TRANS LLCAug 22, 2024Aug 22, 20241
3328173INNATIONAL EVENT CONNECTION INCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
3328173INTENCO INDUSTRIES INCDec 28, 2023Dec 28, 20231
3328173INROLLING FRITO LAY SALES LPSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026