Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0NSMZ3685 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJan 3, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 14, 2025
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJHHDR0NSMZ3685
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
MZ3685

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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
2022

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 3, 2024 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025CAI · Full0HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC 38221723748211/IN
Sep 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC 38221723748211/IN
Aug 12, 2025AZII · Walk-around1HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC 38221723748211/IN
Aug 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around2THE FAST HAPPY TRUCKER LLC 39019773748211/IN
Jul 11, 2025CAI · Full4OOSTHE FAST HAPPY TRUCKER LLC 39019773748211/IN
Jan 22, 2025CAI · Full1RAHELA TRUCKING LLC 3521934ZP10665/CA
Jun 25, 2024AZII · Walk-around12OOSVIRK ROADLINK INC 3609086YP30955/CA
Apr 24, 2024TNII · Walk-around1VIRK ROADLINK INC 3609086YP30955/CA
Jan 21, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0VIRK ROADLINK INC 3609086YP30955/CA
Jan 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around6VIRK ROADLINK INC 3609086YP30955/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC3822172Aug 12, 2025Oct 14, 20253TX
THE FAST HAPPY TRUCKER LLC3901977Jul 11, 2025Aug 7, 20252IN
RAHELA TRUCKING LLC3521934Jan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251OH
VIRK ROADLINK INC3609086Jan 3, 2024Jun 25, 20244CA
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.
3748211INHD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 12, 2025Oct 14, 20253
3748211INTHE FAST HAPPY TRUCKER LLCJul 11, 2025Aug 7, 20252
ZP10665CARAHELA TRUCKING LLCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
YP30955CAVIRK ROADLINK INCJan 3, 2024Jun 25, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026