Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEDV1FDGN8540 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 15
First seenJun 26, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 25, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJGEDV1FDGN8540
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
JGEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GN8540

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 · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 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
2015

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026USII · Walk-around3M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Mar 16, 2026USII · Walk-around2M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Feb 25, 2026USII · Walk-around4OOSM&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Aug 18, 2025USI · Full4M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Jul 27, 2025USI · Full3M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Jul 22, 2025TXI · Full3M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Feb 28, 2025USI · Full2M&J CARRIERS LLC 234923304ER9G/MX
Feb 26, 2025USI · Full8OOSM&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Feb 2, 2025USII · Walk-around0M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Jan 4, 2025USII · Walk-around0M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Nov 1, 2024USII · Walk-around3M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Oct 27, 2024USI · Full3M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Aug 15, 2024USI · Full9OOSM&J CARRIERS LLC 234923304ER9G/TA
Oct 26, 2023USI · Full1M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
Jun 26, 2023TXI · Full0M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV 303744204ER9G/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CV3037442Jun 26, 2023May 25, 202613TA
M&J CARRIERS LLC2349233Aug 15, 2024Feb 28, 20252TX
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.
04ER9GMXM&J CARRIERS MX SA DE CVJun 26, 2023May 25, 202613
04ER9GMXM&J CARRIERS LLCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
04ER9GTAM&J CARRIERS LLCAug 15, 2024Aug 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026