Factory build sheet
2018 Freightliner Cascadia 126" Sleeper CAB
Build 3AKJHHDR-J · 14.8L 6cyl · Truck-Tractor
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3AKJHHDR and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Cascadia whose VIN starts 3AKJHHDR and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 845 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 845 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Freightliner with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 14.8 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- Detroit Diesel DD15
- Fuel type
- Diesel
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 6x4
- Brake system
- Air and Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Truck-Tractor
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- MDHD: Conventional
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER VEHÍCULOS COMERCIALES MÉXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 8
- GVWR
- 33,001 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Freightliner used the VIN pattern 3AKJHHDR for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2018 You are here code J
- 2019 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6cyl Truck-Tractor · 1,364 vehicles code K
- 2020 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6cyl Truck-Tractor · 1,016 vehicles code L
- 2021 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6cyl Truck-Tractor · 670 vehicles code M
- 2022 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6cyl Truck-Tractor · 633 vehicles code N
- 2023 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6cyl Truck-Tractor · 391 vehicles code P
- 2024 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6cyl Truck-Tractor · 186 vehicles code R
- 2025 14.8L 6cyl Truck-Tractor · 76 vehicles code S
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 3AK | DAIMLER VEHÍCULOS COMERCIALES MÉXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | JHHDR | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
845 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3AKJHHDR-J shares the specification above.
- 845 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Cascadia, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2018 126" DAY CAB 14.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 27 vehicles
- 2018 126" DAY CAB 12.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 54 vehicles
- 2019 125" Sleeper CAB 12.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 28 vehicles
- 2019 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 278 vehicles
- 2019 125" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 161 vehicles
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 845 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.