Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACXDTXGDHT4095 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenAug 26, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACXDTXGDHT4095
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
Jun 16, 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
ACXDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HT4095

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 · 1,120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 1,120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,120 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 · Aug 26, 2023 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Sep 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Aug 7, 2025USI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
May 7, 2025CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Feb 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Feb 10, 2025CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Nov 13, 2024CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Aug 1, 2024CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Apr 17, 2024USII · Walk-around2SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Dec 11, 2023CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Sep 21, 2023CAI · Full0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
Aug 26, 2023CAIV · Special0SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC 121630043762L3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SONIC TRANSPORTATION LLC1216300Aug 26, 2023Feb 12, 202612CA
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.
43762L3CASONIC TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 26, 2023Feb 12, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026