Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALHCYFE6LDMG3980 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections26
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 26
First seenJul 5, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 12, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALHCYFE6LDMG3980
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
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
HCYFE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
MG3980

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 · 2,369 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 2,369 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,369 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
2020

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026NYI · Full4OOSCONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/NY
Apr 15, 2026NYII · Walk-around1OOSCONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Feb 13, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Feb 5, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Dec 3, 2025NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jul 24, 2025NYI · Full0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jul 9, 2025NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jun 18, 2025NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/NY
Apr 24, 2025NYII · Walk-around1CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jan 29, 2025NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jan 8, 2025NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Dec 4, 2024NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Dec 3, 2024NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Oct 16, 2024NYII · Walk-around1CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Sep 5, 2024NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jul 24, 2024NYII · Walk-around1CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jul 10, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
May 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Apr 3, 2024NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Mar 5, 2024NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jan 18, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Oct 11, 2023NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Sep 7, 2023NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jul 27, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jul 18, 2023NYII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
Jul 5, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 1943903299172/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY194390Jul 5, 2023May 12, 202626TX
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.
3299172NYCONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANYJun 18, 2025May 12, 20262
3299172INCONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANYJul 5, 2023Apr 15, 202624
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026