Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHFG2PSNZ2197 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 24, 2025
KY
Last seenSep 25, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHFG2PSNZ2197
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
Sep 12, 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
JHHFG

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
NZ2197

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 · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,740 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.

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 · May 24, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2026LAII · Walk-around1OOSM&E CARRIERS INC 4143112P300329/LA
Nov 3, 2025KYII · Walk-around0—RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INC 1654203401372/IN
May 24, 2025KYI · Full1—RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INC 1654203401372/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&E CARRIERS INC4143112Sep 25, 2026Sep 25, 20261LA
RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INC165420May 24, 2025Nov 3, 20252FL
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.
P300329LA1M&E CARRIERS INCSep 25, 2026 → Sep 25, 20261
3401372IN—RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INCMay 24, 2025 → Nov 3, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 12, 2026