Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV9PDNZ5333 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenSep 27, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 2, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHLDV9PDNZ5333
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 17, 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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
NZ5333

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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 27, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026CAI · Full1OOSWESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC 9848179G05127/CA
May 22, 2026CAI · Full2OOSWESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC 9848179G05127/CA
Mar 5, 2026AZII · Walk-around0WESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC 9848179G05127/CA
Sep 23, 2025AZII · Walk-around0WESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC 9848179G05127/CA
Sep 9, 2025USII · Walk-around0WESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC 9848179G05127/CA
Aug 28, 2025AZI · Full0WESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC 9848179G05127/CA
Aug 21, 2025AZI · Full3OOSWESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC 9848179G05127/CA
Jul 31, 2025USII · Walk-around0WESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC 9848179G05127/CA
Apr 23, 2024CAI · Full2MENZIES AVIATION USA INC 20568133IN01550/IN
Nov 14, 2023CAI · Full0RYDER TRUCK RENTAL INC 161303310550/IN
Sep 27, 2023CAI · Full0RYDER TRUCK RENTAL INC 161303310550/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC984817Jul 31, 2025Jun 2, 20268CA
MENZIES AVIATION USA INC205681Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241FL
RYDER TRUCK RENTAL INC16130Sep 27, 2023Nov 14, 20232FL
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.
9G05127CAWESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INCJul 31, 2025Jun 2, 20268
33IN01550INMENZIES AVIATION USA INCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
3310550INRYDER TRUCK RENTAL INCSep 27, 2023Nov 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026