Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4NSMD0486 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 1, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 31, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDR4NSMD0486
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
Jul 1, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
MD0486

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 1, 2023 – May 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 31, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1—CDS TRANS INC 3109922ZP31984/CA
May 7, 2024CAI · Full4—DHX TRANS INC 2851885YP20530/CA
Dec 13, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSDHX TRANS INC 2851885YP20530/CA
Dec 1, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2—DHX TRANS INC 2851885YP20530/CA
Oct 1, 2023CAII · Walk-around2—DHX TRANS INC 2851885YP20530/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CDS TRANS INC3109922May 31, 2025May 31, 20251CA
DHX TRANS INC2851885Oct 1, 2023May 7, 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.
ZP31984CA—CDS TRANS INCMay 31, 2025 → May 31, 20251
YP20530CA—DHX TRANS INCOct 1, 2023 → May 7, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026