Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3MSMA8252 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenAug 26, 2024
IN
Last seenMay 8, 2026
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR3MSMA8252
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
MA8252

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
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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 26, 2024 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026MTI · Full7OOSFALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Feb 11, 2026SDI · Full2FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Nov 22, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Nov 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSFALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Oct 17, 2025NMII · Walk-around0FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Jul 1, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Apr 9, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0FALCON TRANSPORT INC 28982997020NJB/SK
Feb 23, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Jan 31, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Jan 14, 2025NDIII · Driver-only0FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Dec 12, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Dec 6, 2024NDII · Walk-around0FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
Aug 26, 2024INI · Full5FALCON TRANSPORT INC 2898299720NJB/SK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FALCON TRANSPORT INC2898299Aug 26, 2024May 8, 202613SK
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
720NJBSKFALCON TRANSPORT INCAug 26, 2024May 8, 202612
7020NJBSKFALCON TRANSPORT INCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026