Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC7JDJH5449 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJan 24, 2025
MD
Last seenMay 21, 2026
CT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
3ALACWFC7JDJH5449
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
Jul 12, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
JH5449

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 · Jan 24, 2025 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026CTII · Walk-around5LIONX TRANSPORT LLC 4489882XSMP40/NJ
Apr 29, 2026USI · Full0LIONX TRANSPORT LLC 4489882XSPM40/NJ
Nov 8, 2025IAIII · Driver-only10EZDVELOP LLC 4036873F526457/NJ
Jan 24, 2025MDII · Walk-around4LEHNER TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 22084673EP8293/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIONX TRANSPORT LLC4489882Apr 29, 2026May 21, 20262NJ
EZDVELOP LLC4036873Nov 8, 2025Nov 8, 20251NJ
LEHNER TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS2208467Jan 24, 2025Jan 24, 20251MD
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.
XSMP40NJLIONX TRANSPORT LLCMay 21, 2026May 21, 20261
XSPM40NJLIONX TRANSPORT LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
F526457NJEZDVELOP LLCNov 8, 2025Nov 8, 20251
3EP8293MDLEHNER TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICSJan 24, 2025Jan 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026