Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0MSMA5339 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 21, 2023
WA
Last seenMay 29, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR0MSMA5339
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 20, 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
JHHDR

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
MA5339

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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 21, 2023 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026CAI · Full2VIR BROTHERS INC 2971109R796554/TX
Apr 30, 2026CAI · Full3VIR BROTHERS INC 2971109R796554/TX
Dec 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around1VIR BROTHERS INC 2971109R796554/TX
Dec 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around1VIR BROTHERS INC 2971109R796554/TX
Jun 19, 2024CAI · Full5OOSVIR BROTHERS INC 2971109ZP30506/CA
Jun 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around1VIR BROTHERS INC 2971109ZP30506/CA
Mar 5, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1NEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJJ230/OR
Oct 19, 2023WAI · Full2OOSNEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJJ230/OR
Jun 21, 2023WAIII · Driver-only1NEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJJ230/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIR BROTHERS INC2971109Jun 9, 2024May 29, 20266TX
NEW LEGEND INC1419483Jun 21, 2023Mar 5, 20243AZ
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.
R796554TXVIR BROTHERS INCDec 2, 2025May 29, 20264
ZP30506CAVIR BROTHERS INCJun 9, 2024Jun 19, 20242
YAJJ230ORNEW LEGEND INCJun 21, 2023Mar 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026