Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLDR5HLHW4216 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 17
First seenAug 21, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 1, 2026
CA
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
1FUJGLDR5HLHW4216
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2017
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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HW4216

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 · 11,919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 11,919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 11,919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 11,919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 11,919 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
2017

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026CAI · Full1GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Apr 8, 2026CAII · Walk-around1GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Mar 10, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Feb 27, 2026CAI · Full0GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Nov 7, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Jun 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Jun 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
May 2, 2025CAI · Full0GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Apr 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Mar 8, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Dec 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSGM CARRIER LLC 2933270RP01797/WA
Sep 10, 2024CAI · Full3BAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP01797/WA
May 21, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0BAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP01797/WA
Mar 14, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0BAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP01797/WA
Dec 12, 2023WAIII · Driver-only3OOSBAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP01797/WA
Oct 9, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0BAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP01797/WA
Aug 21, 2023WAI · Full5BAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP01797/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GM CARRIER LLC2933270Dec 11, 2024Jul 1, 202611WA
BAL EXPRESS LLC3067821Aug 21, 2023Sep 10, 20246WA
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.
RP01797WA1GM CARRIER LLCDec 11, 2024Jul 1, 202611
RP01797WABAL EXPRESS LLCAug 21, 2023Sep 10, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026