Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7NSMZ4042 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 5, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 18, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHHDR7NSMZ4042
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 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
MZ4042

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0KARTAR CARRIERS INC 2518208ZP64403/CA
Jan 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1MLT TRANS INC 1061977ZP47350/CA
Jul 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around0NEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJN186/OR
Jan 18, 2024CAI · Full0NEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJN186/OR
Jan 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around0NEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJN186/OR
Jul 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around0NEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJN186/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KARTAR CARRIERS INC2518208Mar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261CA
MLT TRANS INC1061977Jan 17, 2025Jan 17, 20251CA
NEW LEGEND INC1419483Jul 5, 2023Jul 11, 20244AZ
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.
ZP64403CAKARTAR CARRIERS INCMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
ZP47350CAMLT TRANS INCJan 17, 2025Jan 17, 20251
YAJN186ORNEW LEGEND INCJul 5, 2023Jul 11, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026