Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALHC5DV9JDJH8916 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenFeb 5, 2024
NC
Last seenNov 25, 2024
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
3ALHC5DV9JDJH8916
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JH8916

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
2018

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 · Feb 5, 2024 – Nov 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0DIRECT TRANSPORT INC 363690TE6380/NC
Aug 28, 2024NCII · Walk-around0NASHVILLE WHOLESALE MOULDING CO INC 63690TE6380/NC
Aug 21, 2024NCII · Walk-around0DIRECT TRANSPORT INC 363690TE6380/NC
Feb 5, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSDIRECT TRANSPORT INC 363690TE6380/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIRECT TRANSPORT INC363690Feb 5, 2024Nov 25, 20243NC
NASHVILLE WHOLESALE MOULDING CO INC63690Aug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241TN
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.
TE6380NCDIRECT TRANSPORT INCFeb 5, 2024Nov 25, 20243
TE6380NCNASHVILLE WHOLESALE MOULDING CO INCAug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026