Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV2PSUJ1973 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 20
First seenSep 22, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 20, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDV2PSUJ1973
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UJ1973

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 · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 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
2023

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 · Sep 22, 2023 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026TXI · Full3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/DF
Apr 16, 2026TXI · Full3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Mar 31, 2026TXI · Full1ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/CI
Mar 26, 2026TXI · Full4ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/DF
Feb 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 782207265DZ3/MX
Feb 5, 2026TXI · Full3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/DF
Nov 17, 2025TXI · Full2ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/CI
Aug 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/CI
Jun 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Apr 23, 2025TXI · Full1ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Apr 8, 2025USI · Full5ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Oct 3, 2024USI · Full6OOSELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Oct 28, 2023TXI · Full2ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Oct 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around1ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Oct 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around1ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Oct 4, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Oct 2, 2023TXII · Walk-around8ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Sep 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Sep 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
Sep 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around5ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220779AX1N/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA782207Sep 22, 2023Apr 20, 202620CI
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.
79AX1NDFELSA MENDOZA ACOSTAFeb 5, 2026Apr 20, 20263
79AX1NMXELSA MENDOZA ACOSTASep 22, 2023Apr 16, 202613
79AX1NCIELSA MENDOZA ACOSTAAug 20, 2025Mar 31, 20263
265DZ3MXELSA MENDOZA ACOSTAFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026