Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHTDV3MSMU0252 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Day cab
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 17
First seenJul 13, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 18, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHTDV3MSMU0252
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 14, 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
JHTDV

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
MU0252

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 · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
116

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 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.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 13, 2023 – Nov 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Jul 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
May 15, 2025CAI · Full1BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Jan 7, 2025CAI · Full1OOSBEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Dec 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Nov 1, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Oct 4, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Sep 9, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Jul 30, 2024CAI · Full0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Apr 29, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Mar 7, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Mar 7, 2024CAI · Full0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Jan 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Dec 24, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Oct 25, 2023CAII · Walk-around0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Aug 16, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only1BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
Jul 13, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC 589562XP87566/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INC589562Jul 13, 2023Nov 18, 202517CA
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.
XP87566CABEST OVERNITE EXPRESS INCJul 13, 2023Nov 18, 202517
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026