Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBHKDV6RDVJ2412 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMay 2, 2024
WA
Last seenJun 23, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3AKBHKDV6RDVJ2412
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
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
BHKDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
VJ2412

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 · 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

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

Model line
126

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

Generation
126

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

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 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
2024

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 2, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026WAIII · Driver-only8WESTERN EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS 21118313529820/IN
Feb 17, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2TURF STAR INC 4579473529820/IN
Jul 18, 2025WAI · Full1WESTERN EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS 21118313529820/IN
May 2, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0WESTERN EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS 21118313529820/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESTERN EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS2111831May 2, 2024Jun 23, 20263WA
TURF STAR INC457947Feb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261CA
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.
3529820IN1WESTERN EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORSMay 2, 2024Jun 23, 20263
3529820INTURF STAR INCFeb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026