Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSKU2139 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 16, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 27, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJHHDR5LSKU2139
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
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
KU2139

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
2020

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026CAI · Full2BALAJI FREIGHTLINE INC 4569759FP01902/CA
Apr 7, 2026NEIII · Driver-only1OOSSTAR FREIGHT INC 4201935ZP25726/CA
Dec 31, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2STAR FREIGHT INC 4201935ZP25726/CA
May 29, 2025NVII · Walk-around6STAR FREIGHT INC 4201935ZP25726/CA
Oct 9, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1STAR FREIGHT INC 4201935ZP25726/CA
Aug 17, 2023NMII · Walk-around1SUN C TRUCKING LLC 3474912YP36546/CA
Jun 16, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2SUN C TRUCKING LLC 3474912YP36546/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALAJI FREIGHTLINE INC4569759Jul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261CA
STAR FREIGHT INC4201935Oct 9, 2024Apr 7, 20264CA
SUN C TRUCKING LLC3474912Jun 16, 2023Aug 17, 20232CA
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.
FP01902CA1BALAJI FREIGHTLINE INCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261
ZP25726CASTAR FREIGHT INCOct 9, 2024Apr 7, 20264
YP36546CASUN C TRUCKING LLCJun 16, 2023Aug 17, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026