Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4PSNU8450 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenAug 4, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 3, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR4PSNU8450
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NU8450

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
2023

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 · Aug 4, 2023 – Jul 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 3, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1FREEDOM TRANSLINK 3617535C300FA/GA
Apr 21, 2026OKI · Full0FREEDOM TRANSLINK 3617535C300FA/GA
Dec 8, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSFREEDOM TRANSLINK 3617535C300FA/GA
Jul 28, 2025NMI · Full2FREEDOM TRANSLINK 3617535C300FA/GA
Jul 10, 2025NMII · Walk-around1FREEDOM TRANSLINK 3617535C300FA/GA
Jun 2, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0FREEDOM TRANSLINK 3617535C300FA/GA
May 27, 2025NMII · Walk-around0FREEDOM TRANSLINK 3617535C300FA/GA
Apr 11, 2025AZII · Walk-around2OOSFREEDOM TRANSLINK 3617535C300FA/GA
Oct 8, 2024VAI · Full1OOSSOCAL AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC 3363117YP72579/CA
Sep 27, 2023MDI · Full0SOCAL AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC 3363117YP72579/CA
Sep 2, 2023GAIII · Driver-only4SOCAL AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC 3363117YP72579/CA
Aug 4, 2023TXII · Walk-around0SOCAL AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC 3363117YP72579/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FREEDOM TRANSLINK3617535Apr 11, 2025Jul 3, 20268GA
SOCAL AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC3363117Aug 4, 2023Oct 8, 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.
C300FAGA1FREEDOM TRANSLINKApr 11, 2025Jul 3, 20268
YP72579CASOCAL AUTO TRANSPORTATION INCAug 4, 2023Oct 8, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026