Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALHC5DV4PDNU5492 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenMar 13, 2024
MO
Last seenJun 15, 2026
KS
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALHC5DV4PDNU5492
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
HC5DV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NU5492

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 · 371 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 371 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 371 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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 13, 2024 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026KSI · Full0RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
Sep 30, 2025KSII · Walk-around0RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
Aug 19, 2025MOII · Walk-around1OOSRICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
Jun 26, 2025KSII · Walk-around0RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
Jun 2, 2025KSII · Walk-around1RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
Oct 17, 2024MOII · Walk-around1RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
Sep 13, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
Jul 3, 2024KSIII · Driver-only1RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
Mar 14, 2024MOIII · Driver-only1RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
Mar 13, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD 13337913259529/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICHELIEU AMERICA LTD1333791Mar 13, 2024Jun 15, 202610MI
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.
3259529IN1RICHELIEU AMERICA LTDMar 13, 2024Jun 15, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026