Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0MSMU3898 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 23, 2023
NM
Last seenDec 10, 2025
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR0MSMU3898
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
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
MU3898

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Dec 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 10, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1KOSTIC INC 3806250P1298388/IL
Dec 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1KOSTIC INC 3806250P1298388/IL
Nov 24, 2025AZII · Walk-around4KOSTIC INC 3806250P1298388/IL
Jan 13, 2025NCIII · Driver-only2OOST TRANS INC 2506875649894296/IN
Nov 2, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0T TRANS INC 25068753435516/UK
Sep 21, 2023ORII · Walk-around1OOSPL TRANS INC 3724904P1089164/IL
Aug 23, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0PL TRANS INC 3724904P1089164/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOSTIC INC3806250Nov 24, 2025Dec 10, 20253IL
T TRANS INC2506875Nov 2, 2024Jan 13, 20252IN
PL TRANS INC3724904Aug 23, 2023Sep 21, 20232IL
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.
P1298388ILKOSTIC INCNov 24, 2025Dec 10, 20253
649894296INT TRANS INCJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
3435516UKT TRANS INCNov 2, 2024Nov 2, 20241
P1089164IL1PL TRANS INCAug 23, 2023Sep 21, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026