Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV2LSLN0783 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 28, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 29, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHLDV2LSLN0783
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
Jul 31, 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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
LN0783

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 28, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026CAI · Full0—PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275749G20656/CA
Jul 16, 2026CAI · Full1—PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 2680159G20656/CA
Jul 16, 2026CAI · Full1—PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 2680159G20656/CA
Sep 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around3—BOWER AG LLC 40564949G20656/CA
Jul 28, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0—BOWER AG LLC 40564949G20656/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261PA
PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC268015Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20262PA
BOWER AG LLC4056494Jul 28, 2023Sep 4, 20252MN
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.
9G20656CA1PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPJul 29, 2026 → Jul 29, 20261
9G20656CA1PENSKE LOGISTICS LLCJul 16, 2026 → Jul 16, 20262
9G20656CA—BOWER AG LLCJul 28, 2023 → Sep 4, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 31, 2026