Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALHCYFE8MDMZ1818 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 20, 2023
GA
Last seenApr 29, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3ALHCYFE8MDMZ1818
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
HCYFE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
MZ1818

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC 48104NP1649/NC
Dec 28, 2023NCII · Walk-around0SOUTO FOODS LLC 2044880NP1649/NC
Dec 4, 2023SCI · Full0SOUTO FOODS LLC 2044880NP1649/NC
Sep 28, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0SOUTO FOODS LLC 2044880NP1649/NC
Sep 11, 2023SCI · Full0SOUTO FOODS LLC 2044880NP1649/NC
Jun 20, 2023GAI · Full0SOUTO FOODS LLC 2044880NP1649/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC48104Apr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261NC
SOUTO FOODS LLC2044880Jun 20, 2023Dec 28, 20235GA
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.
NP1649NC1MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
NP1649NCSOUTO FOODS LLCJun 20, 2023Dec 28, 20235
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026