Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALHC5DV5MDMS6491 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 5, 2024
VA
Last seenMar 20, 2026
VA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALHC5DV5MDMS6491
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MS6491

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
2021

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 · Jun 5, 2024 – Mar 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2026VAIII · Driver-only2MERCHANTS METALS LLC 2834133156276/VA
Feb 4, 2026VAII · Walk-around0MERCHANTS METALS LLC 2834133156276/IN
Nov 15, 2024VAI · Full1MERCHANTS METALS LLC 2834133218179/VA
Oct 31, 2024VAIII · Driver-only1MERCHANTS METALS LLC 2834133218179/IN
Jun 5, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0MERCHANTS METALS LLC 2834133156276/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCHANTS METALS LLC283413Jun 5, 2024Mar 20, 20265GA
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.
3156276VAMERCHANTS METALS LLCMar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261
3156276INMERCHANTS METALS LLCJun 5, 2024Feb 4, 20262
3218179VAMERCHANTS METALS LLCNov 15, 2024Nov 15, 20241
3218179INMERCHANTS METALS LLCOct 31, 2024Oct 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026