Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSMF1604 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJul 28, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 4, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR5LSMF1604
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 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
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
MF1604

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 · Jul 28, 2023 – Feb 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 4, 2026AZII · Walk-around14OOSZHS TRANSPORTATION INC 4053928ZP18922/CA
Oct 29, 2025NMII · Walk-around0ZHS TRANSPORTATION INC 4053928ZP18922/CA
Aug 3, 2025NMI · Full4ZHS TRANSPORTATION INC 4053928ZP18922/CA
May 6, 2025AZII · Walk-around1OOSZHS TRANSPORTATION INC 4053928ZP18922/CA
Oct 6, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0ZHS TRANSPORTATION INC 4053928ZP18922/CA
Sep 30, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0ZHS TRANSPORTATION INC 4053928ZP18922/CA
Apr 16, 2024TNI · Full2ZHS TRANSPORTATION INC 4053928ZP18922/CA
Jan 27, 2024CAII · Walk-around0ZHS TRANSPORTATION INC 4053928ZP18922/CA
Nov 15, 2023CAII · Walk-around4WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 6589093EN322/OK
Jul 28, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 6589093EN322/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZHS TRANSPORTATION INC4053928Jan 27, 2024Feb 4, 20268CA
WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC658909Jul 28, 2023Nov 15, 20232OK
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.
ZP18922CAZHS TRANSPORTATION INCJan 27, 2024Feb 4, 20268
3EN322OKWESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLCJul 28, 2023Nov 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026