Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDRXHSHJ4822 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 19, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 16, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJGLDRXHSHJ4822
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 25, 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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HJ4822

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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 · Jun 19, 2024 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026KYII · Walk-around0GOLD STAR CARRIER LLC 3459272AN04177/AZ
Oct 14, 2024CAI · Full0SHARAF TRANSPORTATION LLC 3680376RP16716/WA
Sep 12, 2024ORII · Walk-around0SHARAF TRANSPORTATION LLC 3680376RP16716/WA
Aug 30, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1SHARAF TRANSPORTATION LLC 3680376RP16716/WA
Aug 20, 2024WAII · Walk-around1SHARAF TRANSPORTATION LLC 3680376RP16716/WA
Jun 19, 2024CAI · Full4SHARAF TRANSPORTATION LLC 3680376RP16716/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLD STAR CARRIER LLC3459272Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261AZ
SHARAF TRANSPORTATION LLC3680376Jun 19, 2024Oct 14, 20245WA
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.
AN04177AZ1GOLD STAR CARRIER LLCJun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261
RP16716WASHARAF TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 19, 2024Oct 14, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026