Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDV3JDJP4098 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under4
14 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMay 6, 2025
OH
Last seenJul 5, 2026
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 14 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
3AKJGHDV3JDJP4098
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
Jul 9, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
JP4098

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 · May 6, 2025 – Jul 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 5, 2026COIII · Driver-only0LEPRECHAUN GROUP LLC 4524556PXE9016/OH
Feb 27, 2026PAIII · Driver-only3LEPRECHAUN FREIGHT LLC 4201844Q950937/OH
Jan 27, 2026ALIII · Driver-only2OOSLEPRECHAUN FREIGHTS LLC 4461980Q950937/OH
Aug 22, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1STAR LINE HOLDINGS LLC 4254956PWT2312/OH
May 6, 2025OHII · Walk-around0STAR LINE HOLDINGS LLC 4254956PWT2312/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEPRECHAUN GROUP LLC4524556Jul 5, 2026Jul 5, 20261OH
LEPRECHAUN FREIGHT LLC4201844Feb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261OH
LEPRECHAUN FREIGHTS LLC4461980Jan 27, 2026Jan 27, 20261OH
STAR LINE HOLDINGS LLC4254956May 6, 2025Aug 22, 20252OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PXE9016OH1LEPRECHAUN GROUP LLCJul 5, 2026Jul 5, 20261
Q950937OHLEPRECHAUN FREIGHT LLCFeb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261
Q950937OHLEPRECHAUN FREIGHTS LLCJan 27, 2026Jan 27, 20261
PWT2312OHSTAR LINE HOLDINGS LLCMay 6, 2025Aug 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 9, 2026