Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHTDV1JSJW8053 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Day cab
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 28, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 2, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHTDV1JSJW8053
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 27, 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
JHTDV

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
JW8053

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 · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
116

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 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 · Oct 28, 2024 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSPCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684188U831N/TX
Nov 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684138U456N/TX
Jul 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around3PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684141P269N/TX
Jun 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around2PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684128N170N/TX
Apr 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSPCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684147M107N/TX
Jan 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684180T933M/TX
Oct 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around2PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684123Z619V/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC4156841Oct 28, 2024Jul 2, 20267TX
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.
88U831NTX1PCL TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261
38U456NTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 10, 2025Nov 10, 20251
41P269NTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 31, 2025Jul 31, 20251
28N170NTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
47M107NTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251
80T933MTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
23Z619VTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026