Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACXCY5HDHY9309 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 14, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 5, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3ALACXCY5HDHY9309
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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
ACXCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HY9309

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
2017

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 · Jun 14, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026CAI · Full0SUPERIOR PLUS ENERGY SERVICES INC 15764928804B2/CA
Mar 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around1SUPERIOR PLUS ENERGY SERVICES INC 15764928804B2/CA
Oct 9, 2024CAI · Full2SUPERIOR PLUS ENERGY SERVICES INC 15764928804B2/CA
Jun 14, 2024CAI · Full0SHELDON GAS COMPANY 71234328804B2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUPERIOR PLUS ENERGY SERVICES INC157649Oct 9, 2024May 5, 20263NY
SHELDON GAS COMPANY712343Jun 14, 2024Jun 14, 20241CA
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.
28804B2CASUPERIOR PLUS ENERGY SERVICES INCOct 9, 2024May 5, 20263
28804B2CASHELDON GAS COMPANYJun 14, 2024Jun 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026