Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHFGXPSNL7478 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJul 16, 2023
AZ
Last seenAug 20, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJHHFGXPSNL7478
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
JHHFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NL7478

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 · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2023

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
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 16, 2023 – Aug 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1NATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P1197167/IL
Aug 5, 2025AZII · Walk-around2NATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P1197167/IL
Apr 3, 2025NVII · Walk-around0NATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P1197167/IL
Nov 19, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSNATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P1197167/IL
Nov 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around0NATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P1197167/IL
Jun 19, 2024IAI · Full1NATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P 1197167/IL
Apr 10, 2024WVIII · Driver-only3NATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P1197167/IL
Jan 13, 2024UTI · Full2OOSNATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P1197167/IL
Nov 21, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0NATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P1197167/IL
Aug 22, 2023CAI · Full0NATION FREIGHT INC 3469080P1197167/IL
Jul 16, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2FRANYK INC 3612114P1197167/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATION FREIGHT INC3469080Aug 22, 2023Aug 20, 202510IL
FRANYK INC3612114Jul 16, 2023Jul 16, 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.
P1197167ILNATION FREIGHT INCAug 22, 2023Aug 20, 20259
P 1197167ILNATION FREIGHT INCJun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241
P1197167ILFRANYK INCJul 16, 2023Jul 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026