Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC6JDJH5216 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenAug 6, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
3ALACWFC6JDJH5216
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 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
JH5216

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 · Aug 6, 2024 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026CAI · Full2SCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17644/CA
Apr 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around1SCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17644/CA
Mar 13, 2026CAI · Full4OOSBARAHONAS FOODS LLC 373177670762Z3/CA
Mar 13, 2026CAI · Full0BARAHONAS FOODS LLC 373177670762Z3/CA
Feb 2, 2026CAI · Full3OOSBARAHONAS FOODS LLC 37317767076Z3/CA
Jul 9, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0BARAHONAS FOODS LLC 373177670762Z3/CA
Mar 28, 2025CAI · Full1OOSBARAHONAS FOODS LLC 373177670762Z3/CA
Aug 6, 2024CAI · Full2BARAHONAS FOODS LLC 373177670762Z3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SCORPIO EXPRESS LLC4311677Apr 2, 2026Apr 10, 20262CA
BARAHONAS FOODS LLC3731776Aug 6, 2024Mar 13, 20266CA
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.
EP17644CASCORPIO EXPRESS LLCApr 2, 2026Apr 10, 20262
70762Z3CABARAHONAS FOODS LLCAug 6, 2024Mar 13, 20265
7076Z3CABARAHONAS FOODS LLCFeb 2, 2026Feb 2, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026