Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGHHDV3LSLX7949 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
40 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJun 14, 2023
KY
Last seenOct 17, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 40 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
3AKGHHDV3LSLX7949
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
Sep 7, 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
GHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
LX7949

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 · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Not established

  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 14, 2023 – Oct 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 17, 2026ALIII · Driver-only3OOSLINKWAY TRANSPORT INC 35545613915731/IN
Oct 8, 2026MOII · Walk-around7OOSLINKWAY TRANSPORT INC 35545613915731/IN
Mar 9, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1—LINKWAY TRANSPORT INC 35545613915731/IN
Jun 14, 2023KYI · Full0—SMITHFIELD DIRECT LLC 15525072890307/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LINKWAY TRANSPORT INC3554561Mar 9, 2026Oct 17, 20263IN
SMITHFIELD DIRECT LLC1552507Jun 14, 2023Jun 14, 20231IN
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.
3915731IN1LINKWAY TRANSPORT INCMar 9, 2026 → Oct 17, 20263
2890307IN—SMITHFIELD DIRECT LLCJun 14, 2023 → Jun 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 7, 2026