Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5NSMD0027 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 18
First seenDec 26, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 20, 2026
LA
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJHHDR5NSMD0027
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
Jun 14, 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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
MD0027

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
2022

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 · Dec 26, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1CHASE CARRIER INC 2340662YP59879/CA
Jul 5, 2026MOII · Walk-around7CHASE CARRIER INC 2340662YP59879/CA
Jun 19, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0CHASE CARRIER INC 2340662YP59879/CA
Apr 2, 2026COII · Walk-around6OOSA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Feb 13, 2026NMII · Walk-around0A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Sep 30, 2025MOII · Walk-around2A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Jul 2, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Apr 18, 2025KYI · Full3OOSA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Nov 5, 2024CAI · Full0A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Oct 23, 2024AZII · Walk-around3OOSA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Sep 10, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Sep 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around2A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Aug 26, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Aug 24, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Apr 30, 2024CAI · Full1A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC 2267245YP59879/CA
Apr 29, 2024CAI · Full2ASF CARRIER INC 2510033YP59879/CA
Jan 31, 2024AZIII · Driver-only6ASF CARRIER INC 2510033YP59879/CA
Dec 26, 2023CAI · Full1ASF CARRIER INC 2510033YP59879/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHASE CARRIER INC2340662Jun 19, 2026Jul 20, 20263CA
A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC2267245Apr 30, 2024Apr 2, 202612CA
ASF CARRIER INC2510033Dec 26, 2023Apr 29, 20243CA
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.
YP59879CA1CHASE CARRIER INCJun 19, 2026Jul 20, 20263
YP59879CAA STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INCApr 30, 2024Apr 2, 202612
YP59879CAASF CARRIER INCDec 26, 2023Apr 29, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026