Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACXCY2GDHB8661 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenOct 24, 2023
NY
Last seenNov 6, 2025
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACXCY2GDHB8661
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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
ACXCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HB8661

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 · 319 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 319 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 319 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
2016

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Nov 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 6, 2025NYII · Walk-around3OOSTOW BOY INC 237808979093A/CT
Jan 21, 2025NYII · Walk-around1OOSTOW BOY INC 237808979093A/CT
Jan 7, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1OOSTOW BOY INC 237808979093A/CT
Jul 29, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1OOSTOW BOY INC 237808959241A/NY
Oct 24, 2023NYI · Full13OOSTOW BOY INC 237808959241A/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOW BOY INC2378089Oct 24, 2023Nov 6, 20255CT
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.
79093ACTTOW BOY INCJan 7, 2025Nov 6, 20253
59241ANYTOW BOY INCJul 29, 2024Jul 29, 20241
59241ACTTOW BOY INCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026