Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBHKDV8MSME6400 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 24, 2024
CA
Last seenDec 17, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKBHKDV8MSME6400
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
BHKDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
ME6400

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 · 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 550 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 24, 2024 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSMONROVIA NURSERY 564863439924/IN
Mar 19, 2025CAI · Full0MONROVIA NURSERY 564863439924/IN
Dec 12, 2024CAI · Full0MONROVIA NURSERY 564863439924/IN
Jul 24, 2024CAI · Full1MONROVIA NURSERY 564863439924/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MONROVIA NURSERY56486Jul 24, 2024Dec 17, 20254CA
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.
3439924INMONROVIA NURSERYJul 24, 2024Dec 17, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026