Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKNHHDR1PSUA8403 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenAug 9, 2023
OR
Last seenOct 20, 2025
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3AKNHHDR1PSUA8403
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
Aug 2, 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
NHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
UA8403

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 · 411 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 411 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 411 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 411 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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.

Not established

  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 9, 2023 – Oct 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 20, 2025UTI · Full3OOSAG NEEDS INC 1067526Z000611/UT
May 22, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0SUNSET AUTO BODY LLC 2525830Z087857/UT
Aug 9, 2023ORII · Walk-around2OOSSUNSET AUTO BODY LLC 2525830Z087857/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AG NEEDS INC1067526Oct 20, 2025Oct 20, 20251UT
SUNSET AUTO BODY LLC2525830Aug 9, 2023May 22, 20252UT
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.
Z000611UTAG NEEDS INCOct 20, 2025Oct 20, 20251
Z087857UTSUNSET AUTO BODY LLCAug 9, 2023May 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026