Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC7JDKC8263 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 29, 2024
NJ
Last seenJul 15, 2026
VA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
3ALACWFC7JDKC8263
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 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
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
KC8263

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 · May 29, 2024 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026VAIII · Driver-only0RFELIX LLC 3634810TK218PA0/IN
Jun 11, 2026GAI · Full22OOSRFELIX LLC 3634810TK218PA0/IN
Apr 16, 2026VAIII · Driver-only0RFELIX LLC 3634810TK218PA0/IN
Nov 22, 2024CTIII · Driver-only1COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 5890063490428/IN
Jun 10, 2024NYIII · Driver-only4TAYLOR INDUSTRIES INC 2454513490428/IN
May 29, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0TAYLOR INDUSTRIES INC 2454513490428/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RFELIX LLC3634810Apr 16, 2026Jul 15, 20263IN
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION589006Nov 22, 2024Nov 22, 20241WA
TAYLOR INDUSTRIES INC245451May 29, 2024Jun 10, 20242PA
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.
TK218PA0IN1RFELIX LLCApr 16, 2026Jul 15, 20263
3490428INCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONNov 22, 2024Nov 22, 20241
3490428INTAYLOR INDUSTRIES INCMay 29, 2024Jun 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026