Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFEXLDLZ4785 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
2 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenJun 10, 2025
CA
Last seenAug 9, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 2 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
3ALACWFEXLDLZ4785
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
ACWFE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LZ4785

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 · 337 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 337 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 337 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
2020

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 · Jun 10, 2025 – Aug 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 9, 2025NMI · Full1OOSLAV TRANSPORTATION LLC 4272710TEMP/CA
Jul 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around2LAV TRANSPORTATION LLC 4272710PF45274/OR
Jul 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around2LAV TRANSPORTATION LLC 4272710PF45274/OR
Jun 23, 2025WAIII · Driver-only4OOSRENTAL REMEDY LLC 4167966PF45274/OR
Jun 17, 2025IAII · Walk-around4OOSLAV TRANSPORTATION LLC 4272710PF45274/OR
Jun 14, 2025COII · Walk-around4OOSRENTAL REMEDY LLC 4167966-/CA
Jun 10, 2025CAI · Full8OOSRENTAL REMEDY LLC 4167966PF45274/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAV TRANSPORTATION LLC4272710Jun 17, 2025Aug 9, 20254CA
RENTAL REMEDY LLC4167966Jun 10, 2025Jun 23, 20253TX
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.
TEMPCALAV TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 9, 2025Aug 9, 20251
PF45274OR1LAV TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 17, 2025Jul 8, 20253
PF45274ORRENTAL REMEDY LLCJun 10, 2025Jun 23, 20252
-CARENTAL REMEDY LLCJun 14, 2025Jun 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026