Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8RSVA8452 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 13, 2023
KY
Last seenJun 6, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR8RSVA8452
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
VA8452

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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
2024

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 · Oct 13, 2023 – Jun 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 6, 2026NYII · Walk-around1HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INC 41545AH48189/PA
Jun 6, 2026NYII · Walk-around1HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INC 41545AH48189/PA
Jan 27, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INC 41545AH48189/PA
Feb 9, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INC 41545AH48188/PA
Oct 13, 2023KYIII · Driver-only0HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INC 41545729159/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INC41545Oct 13, 2023Jun 6, 20265PA
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.
AH48189PA1HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INCJan 27, 2026Jun 6, 20263
AH48188PAHARDINGER TRANSFER CO INCFeb 9, 2024Feb 9, 20241
729159PAHARDINGER TRANSFER CO INCOct 13, 2023Oct 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026