Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHTDVXLSLZ1663 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Day cab
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 19, 2023
GA
Last seenSep 10, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHTDVXLSLZ1663
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
Jul 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
JHTDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
LZ1663

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 · Oct 19, 2023 – Sep 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2026FLII · Walk-around4—MADISON METALS 640695BC98UL/FL
May 6, 2026FLII · Walk-around4—MADISON METALS 640695BC98UL/FL
Sep 29, 2025FLIII · Driver-only3—MADISON METALS 640695S2406875/GA
Mar 15, 2024GAI · Full0—SYNERGY FUEL TRANSPORT LLC 2279331C830CT/GA
Oct 19, 2023GAII · Walk-around0—SYNERGY FUEL TRANSPORT LLC 2279331C830CT/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MADISON METALS640695Sep 29, 2025Sep 10, 20263FL
SYNERGY FUEL TRANSPORT LLC2279331Oct 19, 2023Mar 15, 20242GA
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.
BC98ULFL1MADISON METALSMay 6, 2026 → Sep 10, 20262
S2406875GA—MADISON METALSSep 29, 2025 → Sep 29, 20251
C830CTGA—SYNERGY FUEL TRANSPORT LLCOct 19, 2023 → Mar 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026