Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDV1JSJS2058 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 18
First seenJul 25, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 16, 2026
WA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGHDV1JSJS2058
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2018
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
JGHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JS2058

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 · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 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
2018

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

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 25, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Apr 12, 2026CAI · Full0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Mar 30, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Mar 10, 2026WAI · Full1JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Nov 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Oct 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Aug 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around1JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Jul 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
May 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Mar 5, 2025CAI · Full0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Dec 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Dec 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Sep 17, 2024CAI · Full0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Apr 16, 2024CAI · Full0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Apr 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Jan 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Nov 10, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
Jul 25, 2023CAI · Full1JOSEPH S CHOW LTD 17656059000P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSEPH S CHOW LTD176560Jul 25, 2023Jul 16, 202618BC
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.
59000PBC1JOSEPH S CHOW LTDJul 25, 2023Jul 16, 202618
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026