Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXJSJS7291 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenApr 22, 2024
NM
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDRXJSJS7291
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 17, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
JS7291

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 22, 2024 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026AZII · Walk-around1ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Oct 16, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Sep 29, 2025CAI · Full1ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Aug 19, 2025AZII · Walk-around3ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Jun 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Jan 13, 2025CAI · Full0ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Jan 2, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Dec 26, 2024NMII · Walk-around1ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Nov 22, 2024AZII · Walk-around2OOSALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Oct 9, 2024ORI · Full4ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Sep 19, 2024OHII · Walk-around2ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
Apr 22, 2024NMII · Walk-around0ALTAFA CORPORATION 2804895AL28230/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALTAFA CORPORATION2804895Apr 22, 2024Feb 26, 202612AZ
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.
AL28230AZALTAFA CORPORATIONApr 22, 2024Feb 26, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026