Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV4LSMC5542 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections31
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 31
First seenJul 26, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 30, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDV4LSMC5542
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2020
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
MC5542

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
2020

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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026USIII · Driver-only0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
May 20, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/CI
Feb 10, 2026TXI · Full3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Jan 27, 2026TXI · Full2ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/CI
Oct 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Aug 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Aug 20, 2025USI · Full6ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Aug 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Aug 14, 2025USI · Full5ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Jun 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
May 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/CI
Apr 25, 2025TXI · Full3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/CI
Dec 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/CI
Nov 21, 2024TXI · Full9OOSELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/DF
Oct 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/CI
Oct 15, 2024TXI · Full4ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/CI
Aug 20, 2024USI · Full11OOSELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Mar 13, 2024TXI · Full3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Mar 5, 2024TXI · Full3OOSELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/CI
Feb 21, 2024TXI · Full2ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/DF
Jan 25, 2024USI · Full4OOSELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Nov 3, 2023TXI · Full0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/DF
Oct 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Oct 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Oct 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around1ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Oct 4, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Oct 2, 2023TXII · Walk-around3ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Sep 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/CI
Sep 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Sep 18, 2023TXI · Full0ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/MX
Jul 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around2ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTA 78220750AR1W/DF
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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 ACOSTA782207Jul 26, 2023Jul 30, 202631CI
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.
50AR1WMX1ELSA MENDOZA ACOSTASep 18, 2023Jul 30, 202618
50AR1WCIELSA MENDOZA ACOSTASep 27, 2023May 20, 20269
50AR1WDFELSA MENDOZA ACOSTAJul 26, 2023Nov 21, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026