Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMJ9838 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenNov 17, 2024
TN
Last seenJun 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMJ9838
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 20, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
MJ9838

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 17, 2024 – Jun 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0KB TRANSIT INC 4315388ZP79389/CA
Jun 16, 2026MOII · Walk-around0KB TRANSIT INC 4315388ZP79389/CA
Dec 22, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE 3289241ZP41522/CA
Oct 9, 2025INII · Walk-around4FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE 3289241ZP41522/CA
Sep 9, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE 3289241ZP41522/CA
Sep 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around0FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE 3289241ZP41522/CA
Jul 15, 2025CAI · Full0FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE 3289241ZP41522/CA
Jun 5, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE 3289241ZP41522/CA
Feb 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around0FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE 3289241ZP41522/CA
Jan 12, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE 3289241ZP41522/CA
Nov 17, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE 3289241ZP41522/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KB TRANSIT INC4315388Jun 16, 2026Jun 28, 20262CA
FAITH TRANSPORT SERVICE3289241Nov 17, 2024Dec 22, 20259CA
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.
ZP79389CA1KB TRANSIT INCJun 16, 2026Jun 28, 20262
ZP41522CAFAITH TRANSPORT SERVICENov 17, 2024Dec 22, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026