Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV7PDNS4986 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 22, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 2, 2024
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
3AKJHLDV7PDNS4986
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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
NS4986

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.

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Aug 2, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 2, 2024CAI · Full0NORTON TRANSPORT INC 9251299G73211/CA
Feb 25, 2024CAI · Full0POSTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS LLC 24646169G73211/CA
Dec 31, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2OOSPOSTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS LLC 24646169G73211/CA
Nov 28, 2023CAI · Full0POSTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS LLC 24646169G73211/CA
Nov 19, 2023CAII · Walk-around1OOSPOSTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS LLC 24646169G73211/CA
Nov 12, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275749G73211/CA
Aug 22, 2023CAI · Full0POSTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS LLC 24646169G73211/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTON TRANSPORT INC925129Aug 2, 2024Aug 2, 20241GA
POSTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS LLC2464616Aug 22, 2023Feb 25, 20245CA
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Nov 12, 2023Nov 12, 20231PA
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.
9G73211CANORTON TRANSPORT INCAug 2, 2024Aug 2, 20241
9G73211CAPOSTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS LLCAug 22, 2023Feb 25, 20245
9G73211CAPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPNov 12, 2023Nov 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026