Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACXCY9HDJB7634 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 23, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 15, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
3ALACXCY9HDJB7634
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
Jun 21, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
JB7634

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 · Jul 23, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025CAI · Full0MDM FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 1819983EP16373/CA
Feb 27, 2025CAI · Full0MDM FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 1819983EP16373/CA
Nov 13, 2024CAI · Full0BETTER DAY XPRESS INC 4144278EP16367/CA
Sep 21, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BETTER DAY XPRESS INC 4144278EP16367/CA
May 31, 2024CAI · Full0MDM FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 1819983CP84060/CA
Feb 23, 2024CAI · Full0MDM FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 1819983CP84060/CA
Sep 12, 2023CAI · Full0MDM FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 1819983CP84060/CA
Jul 23, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0MDM FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 1819983CP84060/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDM FREIGHT EXPRESS INC1819983Jul 23, 2023Oct 15, 20256CA
BETTER DAY XPRESS INC4144278Sep 21, 2024Nov 13, 20242CA
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.
EP16373CAMDM FREIGHT EXPRESS INCFeb 27, 2025Oct 15, 20252
EP16367CABETTER DAY XPRESS INCSep 21, 2024Nov 13, 20242
CP84060CAMDM FREIGHT EXPRESS INCJul 23, 2023May 31, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026