Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBHKDVXMSMS0241 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 30, 2024
MS
Last seenNov 20, 2025
MS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKBHKDVXMSMS0241
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
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
BHKDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MS0241

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 · 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 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
2021

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 30, 2024 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025MSII · Walk-around0DOUGLAS EXPRESS INC 814777B662360/MS
Nov 11, 2025MSI · Full0DOUGLAS EXPRESS INC 814777B662360/MS
Oct 28, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0DOUGLAS EXPRESS INC 814777B662360/MS
Sep 26, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0DOUGLAS EXPRESS INC 814777B662360/MS
Mar 13, 2025MSII · Walk-around1DOUGLAS EXPRESS INC 814777B662360/MS
Feb 27, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0DOUGLAS EXPRESS INC 814777B662360/MS
Jan 31, 2025MSII · Walk-around1DOUGLAS EXPRESS INC 814777B662360/MS
Oct 30, 2024MSII · Walk-around3DOUGLAS EXPRESS INC 814777B363082/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DOUGLAS EXPRESS INC814777Oct 30, 2024Nov 20, 20258MS
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.
B662360MSDOUGLAS EXPRESS INCJan 31, 2025Nov 20, 20257
B363082MSDOUGLAS EXPRESS INCOct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026