Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV0MSMU8468 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJun 21, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 1, 2026
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHLDV0MSMU8468
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 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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
MU8468

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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 · Jun 21, 2023 – May 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 1, 2026TNII · Walk-around2SHAPIRO METALS COMPANY 1810893155249/IN
Apr 22, 2026TNII · Walk-around1SHAPIRO METALS COMPANY 1810893155249/IN
Apr 30, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSSHAPIRO METALS COMPANY 1810893155249/TN
Dec 30, 2024TNI · Full7OOSSHAPIRO METALS COMPANY 1810893155249/IN
Nov 22, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0SHAPIRO METALS COMPANY 1810893155249/IN
Sep 27, 2024TNI · Full1OOSSHAPIRO METALS COMPANY 1810893155249/UK
Jul 28, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0SHAPIRO METALS COMPANY 1810893155249/IN
Jun 21, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0SHAPIRO METALS COMPANY 1810893155249/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHAPIRO METALS COMPANY181089Jun 21, 2023May 1, 20268MO
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.
3155249INSHAPIRO METALS COMPANYJun 21, 2023May 1, 20266
3155249TNSHAPIRO METALS COMPANYApr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251
3155249UKSHAPIRO METALS COMPANYSep 27, 2024Sep 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026