Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9NSMS4218 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenFeb 2, 2024
FL
Last seenJun 12, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR9NSMS4218
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
Jul 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
MS4218

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 · Feb 2, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0MERICA EXPRESS INC 3219902P1367240/IL
Sep 3, 2025COIII · Driver-only0HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC 657693LP028/OK
Jan 10, 2025WIII · Walk-around1HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC 65769402959/NE
Mar 28, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING LLC 273897402959/NE
Feb 2, 2024FLIII · Driver-only1OOSJOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING LLC 273897402959/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERICA EXPRESS INC3219902Jun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261IL
HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC65769Jan 10, 2025Sep 3, 20252IA
JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING LLC273897Feb 2, 2024Mar 28, 20242OK
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.
P1367240ILMERICA EXPRESS INCJun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261
3LP028OKHIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLCSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251
402959NEHIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLCJan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251
402959NE1JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING LLCFeb 2, 2024Mar 28, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026