Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHTDV4LSLU6525 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Day cab
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 22, 2024
IL
Last seenMay 5, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHTDV4LSLU6525
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 16, 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
JHTDV

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
LU6525

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 · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
116

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 22, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026INIII · Driver-only1—PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLC 33100652851778/IN
Mar 17, 2026INII · Walk-around0—PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLC 33100652851778/IN
Jan 22, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0—SMGM LLC 31982032851778/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLC3310065Mar 17, 2026May 5, 20262OH
SMGM LLC3198203Jan 22, 2024Jan 22, 20241OH
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.
2851778IN1PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLCMar 17, 2026 → May 5, 20262
2851778IN—SMGM LLCJan 22, 2024 → Jan 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026