Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV3NSNJ0978 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 4, 2024
MS
Last seenSep 2, 2026
MS
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHLDV3NSNJ0978
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
Jul 12, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
NJ0978

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

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

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

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

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

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

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Day cab

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

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 4, 2024 – Sep 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2026MSII · Walk-around0—RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INC 1654203206792/IN
Aug 14, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0—RYDER TRUCK RENTAL INC 161303206792/IN
May 29, 2025ALII · Walk-around0—VENTURE EXPRESS INC 1920683206792/IN
Mar 19, 2024MSII · Walk-around0—NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 3148423206792/IN
Jan 4, 2024MSII · Walk-around0—NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 3148423206792/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INC165420Sep 2, 2026Sep 2, 20261FL
RYDER TRUCK RENTAL INC16130Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251FL
VENTURE EXPRESS INC192068May 29, 2025May 29, 20251TN
NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC314842Jan 4, 2024Mar 19, 20242TX
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.
3206792IN1RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INCSep 2, 2026 → Sep 2, 20261
3206792IN—RYDER TRUCK RENTAL INCAug 14, 2025 → Aug 14, 20251
3206792IN—VENTURE EXPRESS INCMay 29, 2025 → May 29, 20251
3206792IN1NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INCJan 4, 2024 → Mar 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026