Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4NSMT0217 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 22, 2023
AL
Last seenJan 15, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR4NSMT0217
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
Aug 2, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
MT0217

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 22, 2023 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026WAII · Walk-around0—FAST4WARD EXPRESS INC 3138172P1243600/IL
Apr 11, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1—SMITHFIELD DIRECT LLC 15525073570257/IN
Jul 22, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0—STEPHEN GEORGE KING TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 1819901R537850/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAST4WARD EXPRESS INC3138172Jan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261IL
SMITHFIELD DIRECT LLC1552507Apr 11, 2024Apr 11, 20241IN
STEPHEN GEORGE KING TRANSPORTATION COMPANY1819901Jul 22, 2023Jul 22, 20231TX
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.
P1243600IL—FAST4WARD EXPRESS INCJan 15, 2026 → Jan 15, 20261
3570257IN—SMITHFIELD DIRECT LLCApr 11, 2024 → Apr 11, 20241
R537850TX—STEPHEN GEORGE KING TRANSPORTATION COMPANYJul 22, 2023 → Jul 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026