Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDV1HSHM3493 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenDec 19, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 8, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDV1HSHM3493
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HM3493

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 · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 19, 2023 – Jun 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 8, 2026CAI · Full6OOSELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Mar 5, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Jan 31, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Jan 17, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Jan 1, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Jul 31, 2025CAI · Full2ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Dec 19, 2024CAI · Full9OOSELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Dec 4, 2024CAI · Full1ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Sep 27, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Sep 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Sep 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around2ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Aug 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around2ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Jun 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Feb 28, 2024CAI · Full1ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Feb 14, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
Dec 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 1895383AH45257/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC1895383Dec 19, 2023Jun 8, 202616AZ
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.
AH45257AZELITE TRANSPORTATION INCDec 19, 2023Jun 8, 202616
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026