Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHFG4LSMD3400 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 23, 2024
AL
Last seenSep 23, 2025
TX
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
3AKJHHFG4LSMD3400
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
Aug 2, 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
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
MD3400

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 23, 2024 – Sep 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—GRIS TRUCKING LLC 4450317BYR08302/TX
Aug 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSGRIS TRUCKING LLC 4450317BYR08302/TX
May 23, 2024ALIII · Driver-only2—CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 6529092964623/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRIS TRUCKING LLC4450317Aug 19, 2025Sep 23, 20252TX
CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC652909May 23, 2024May 23, 20241TX
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.
BYR08302TX—GRIS TRUCKING LLCAug 19, 2025 → Sep 23, 20252
2964623IN—CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCMay 23, 2024 → May 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026