Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHFG0LSLM8977 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 10, 2024
AR
Last seenJul 29, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHFG0LSLM8977
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
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
JHHFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
LM8977

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 · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2020

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 10, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around2EBLA EXPRESS LLC 3701462PAW6253/MN
Jul 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around2EBLA EXPRESS LLC 3701462PAW6253/MN
Jan 26, 2025IAII · Walk-around4OOSEBLA EXPRESS LLC 3701462PAW6253/MN
Jan 6, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1EBLA EXPRESS LLC 3701462PAW6253/MN
Oct 10, 2024ARII · Walk-around1EBLA EXPRESS LLC 3701462PAW6253/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EBLA EXPRESS LLC3701462Oct 10, 2024Jul 29, 20265MN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PAW6253MN1EBLA EXPRESS LLCJan 6, 2025Jul 29, 20264
PAW6253MTEBLA EXPRESS LLCOct 10, 2024Oct 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026