Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4PSUE0986 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenNov 27, 2023
AR
Last seenSep 25, 2025
MO
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDR4PSUE0986
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 26, 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
UE0986

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 · Nov 27, 2023 – Sep 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2025MOII · Walk-around1OOSSUNSET CARRIER LLC 3926816PXA3897/OH
Mar 30, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSPEGASUS XPRESS INC 3953376PXA3897/OH
Nov 13, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1CROWN FREIGHT LLC 3549746PXA3897/OH
Apr 26, 2024OHI · Full0IK EXPRESS LLC 3901793PXA3897/OH
Feb 26, 2024INIII · Driver-only1IK EXPRESS LLC 3901793P1220902/IL
Nov 27, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0FREIGHT UNITED INC 2443160TC1439517/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNSET CARRIER LLC3926816Sep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251OH
PEGASUS XPRESS INC3953376Mar 30, 2025Mar 30, 20251MI
CROWN FREIGHT LLC3549746Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241OH
IK EXPRESS LLC3901793Feb 26, 2024Apr 26, 20242OH
FREIGHT UNITED INC2443160Nov 27, 2023Nov 27, 20231IL
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.
PXA3897OHSUNSET CARRIER LLCSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
PXA3897OHPEGASUS XPRESS INCMar 30, 2025Mar 30, 20251
PXA3897OHCROWN FREIGHT LLCNov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
PXA3897OHIK EXPRESS LLCApr 26, 2024Apr 26, 20241
P1220902ILIK EXPRESS LLCFeb 26, 2024Feb 26, 20241
TC1439517ILFREIGHT UNITED INCNov 27, 2023Nov 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026