Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJHHDR9MLMJ5318 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenSep 7, 2023
NM
Last seenMay 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1FUJHHDR9MLMJ5318
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 17, 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
MJ5318

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 · 19,831 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 19,831 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 19,831 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 19,831 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 19,831 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 · Sep 7, 2023 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026CAI · Full1MERCADO LATINO INC 447251ZP66657/CA
Apr 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around0MERCADO LATINO INC 447251ZP66657/CA
Mar 24, 2026CAI · Full6MERCADO LATINO INC 447251ZP66657/CA
Jan 30, 2026CAI · Full0MERCADO LATINO INC 447251ZP66657/CA
Oct 24, 2025CAI · Full0MERCADO LATINO INC 447251ZP66657/CA
Sep 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MERCADO LATINO INC 447251ZP66657/CA
Sep 9, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0MERCADO LATINO INC 447251ZP66657/CA
Jun 5, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION 73705C22484/NE
Feb 7, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION 73705C22484/NE
Sep 26, 2023MSII · Walk-around0CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION 73705C22484/NE
Sep 7, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSCRETE CARRIER CORPORATION 73705C22484/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCADO LATINO INC447251Sep 9, 2025May 26, 20267CA
CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION73705Sep 7, 2023Jun 5, 20244NE
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.
ZP66657CAMERCADO LATINO INCSep 9, 2025May 26, 20267
C22484NECRETE CARRIER CORPORATIONSep 7, 2023Jun 5, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026