Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACYDT4HDJG5972 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections21
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 21
First seenJun 20, 2023
NY
Last seenOct 14, 2025
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3ALACYDT4HDJG5972
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
ACYDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JG5972

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 · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 9 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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 20, 2023 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025NYII · Walk-around09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Oct 7, 2025NYII · Walk-around09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Sep 23, 2025NYIII · Driver-only09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Sep 18, 2025NYII · Walk-around1OOS9105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Jul 15, 2025NYIII · Driver-only09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Jun 23, 2025NYIII · Driver-only09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
May 14, 2025NYI · Full09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Jan 14, 2025NYIII · Driver-only09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Nov 18, 2024NYII · Walk-around09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Oct 23, 2024NYII · Walk-around09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Oct 16, 2024NYII · Walk-around1OOS9105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Sep 27, 2024NYII · Walk-around09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Sep 6, 2024NYII · Walk-around09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Jun 25, 2024NYII · Walk-around19105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/PQ
May 23, 2024NYIII · Driver-only09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/PQ
May 14, 2024NYII · Walk-around09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/PQ
Apr 11, 2024NYI · Full09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/QC
Nov 14, 2023NYII · Walk-around09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/PQ
Aug 31, 2023VTI · Full09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/PQ
Jun 29, 2023NYII · Walk-around09105 5145 QUEBEC INC 1033991L986304/PQ
Jun 20, 2023NYII · Walk-around0JJ SAUTER TRUCKING INC 103391L986304/PQ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
9105 5145 QUEBEC INC1033991Jun 29, 2023Oct 14, 202520QC
JJ SAUTER TRUCKING INC103391Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231WA
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.
L986304QC9105 5145 QUEBEC INCApr 11, 2024Oct 14, 202514
L986304PQ9105 5145 QUEBEC INCJun 29, 2023Jun 25, 20246
L986304PQJJ SAUTER TRUCKING INCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026