Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2024 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBHKDV4RSUU5157 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenOct 6, 2023
IL
Last seenJan 21, 2025
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3AKBHKDV4RSUU5157
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
BHKDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
UU5157

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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 · 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 6, 2023 – Jan 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2025ARI · Full2OOSFERRELLGAS L P 892433452693/IN
Mar 15, 2024ARI · Full1—PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275743452693/IN
Oct 6, 2023ILIII · Driver-only3OOSSIDHU TRANSLINK CORP 37368933452693/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FERRELLGAS L P89243Jan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251MO
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Mar 15, 2024Mar 15, 20241PA
SIDHU TRANSLINK CORP3736893Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 20231CA
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.
3452693IN1FERRELLGAS L PJan 21, 2025 → Jan 21, 20251
3452693IN—PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPMar 15, 2024 → Mar 15, 20241
3452693IN—SIDHU TRANSLINK CORPOct 6, 2023 → Oct 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026