Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXPSNV9842 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 27, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 14, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDRXPSNV9842
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 21, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
NV9842

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 · Jul 27, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026AZII · Walk-around3LINK US TRANSPORTATION INC 2584461V5996HY/TN
Jan 2, 2025PAII · Walk-around4KAL FREIGHT INC 2511620ZP47124/CA
Dec 29, 2024NMII · Walk-around1KAL FREIGHT INC 2511620ZP47124/CA
Dec 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0KAL FREIGHT INC 2511620ZP47124/CA
May 3, 2024OHII · Walk-around2OOSSPG TRANSPORTATION INC 2881143YP92713/CA
Oct 13, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0SPG TRANSPORTATION INC 2881143YP92713/CA
Aug 2, 2023GAIII · Driver-only3SPG TRANSPORTATION INC 2881143YP92713/CA
Jul 27, 2023CAI · Full0SPG TRANSPORTATION INC 2881143YP92713/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LINK US TRANSPORTATION INC2584461Jul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261CA
KAL FREIGHT INC2511620Dec 2, 2024Jan 2, 20253TX
SPG TRANSPORTATION INC2881143Jul 27, 2023May 3, 20244TX
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.
V5996HYTN1LINK US TRANSPORTATION INCJul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261
ZP47124CAKAL FREIGHT INCDec 2, 2024Jan 2, 20253
YP92713CASPG TRANSPORTATION INCJul 27, 2023May 3, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026