Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALHCYFE7MDMX6405 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 20, 2023
MT
Last seenFeb 6, 2026
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3ALHCYFE7MDMX6405
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
Jun 21, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
MX6405

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 20, 2023 – Feb 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 6, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1ROACH AND SMITH DISTRIBUTORS INC 283863FDJ538/MT
Jan 22, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0ROACH AND SMITH DISTRIBUTORS INC 283863565747B/MT
Oct 7, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0GEORGE'S DISTRIBUTING INC 3183901565747B/MT
Jul 16, 2025MTI · Full0GEORGE'S DISTRIBUTING INC 3183901565747B/MT
Oct 18, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0GEORGE'S DISTRIBUTING INC 3183901565747B/MT
Aug 6, 2024MTI · Full1GEORGE'S DISTRIBUTING INC 3183901565747B/MT
Nov 10, 2023MTI · Full0GEORGE'S DISTRIBUTING INC 3183901565747B/MT
Sep 20, 2023MTI · Full0GEORGE'S DISTRIBUTING INC 3183901565747B/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROACH AND SMITH DISTRIBUTORS INC283863Jan 22, 2026Feb 6, 20262MT
GEORGE'S DISTRIBUTING INC3183901Sep 20, 2023Oct 7, 20256MT
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.
FDJ538MTROACH AND SMITH DISTRIBUTORS INCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
565747BMTROACH AND SMITH DISTRIBUTORS INCJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
565747BMTGEORGE'S DISTRIBUTING INCSep 20, 2023Oct 7, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026