Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3NSNG4518 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 17, 2023
IL
Last seenApr 8, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDR3NSNG4518
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NG4518

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
2022

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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026NCI · Full0RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC 227709P1318482/IL
Dec 4, 2025MDI · Full0RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC 227709P1318454/IL
Mar 24, 2025KYI · Full0RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC 227709P833796/IL
Mar 18, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC 227709P833796/IL
Sep 10, 2024KYI · Full1RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC 227709P833796/IL
Mar 14, 2024OHII · Walk-around0RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC 227709P833796/IL
Jul 17, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0TRANS QUALITY INC 2046869P1136096/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC227709Mar 14, 2024Apr 8, 20266IL
TRANS QUALITY INC2046869Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231IL
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.
P1318482ILRED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20261
P1318454ILRED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 4, 2025Dec 4, 20251
P833796ILRED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 14, 2024Mar 24, 20254
P1136096ILTRANS QUALITY INCJul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026