Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHD13MSMS9228 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 23, 2023
WI
Last seenJan 20, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHD13MSMS9228
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 30, 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
JHHD1

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
MS9228

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 · 278 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 278 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 278 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 278 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 278 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 · Jun 23, 2023 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0SALINAS TRANSPORT LLC 314576766944Z/WI
Jan 13, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0SALINAS TRANSPORT LLC 314576766944Z/WI
Sep 10, 2025MOII · Walk-around2SALINAS TRANSPORT LLC 314576766944Z/WI
Apr 17, 2025MNI · Full2OOSSALINAS TRANSPORT LLC 314576766944Z/WI
Jun 23, 2023WIIII · Driver-only1LEGACY EXPRESS LLC 214386447992Z/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALINAS TRANSPORT LLC3145767Apr 17, 2025Jan 20, 20264WI
LEGACY EXPRESS LLC2143864Jun 23, 2023Jun 23, 20231WI
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.
66944ZWISALINAS TRANSPORT LLCApr 17, 2025Jan 20, 20264
47992ZWILEGACY EXPRESS LLCJun 23, 2023Jun 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026