Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMV3517 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenSep 19, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMV3517
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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
MV3517

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around0MALWA TRANSPORT LLC 3105131RP22417/WA
Mar 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around1MALWA TRANSPORT LLC 3105131RP22417/WA
Jan 31, 2026CAI · Full4OOSMALWA TRANSPORT LLC 3105131RP22417/WA
Jan 31, 2026CAI · Full0MALWA TRANSPORT LLC 3105131RP22417/WA
Oct 7, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1MALWA TRANSPORT LLC 3105131RP22417/WA
Sep 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0MALWA TRANSPORT LLC 3105131RP22417/WA
Jul 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around4MALWA TRANSPORT LLC 3105131RP22417/WA
Apr 28, 2025WAI · Full3OOSMALWA TRANSPORT LLC 3105131RP22417/WA
Jul 16, 2024KSII · Walk-around0WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 6589093KL853/OK
Feb 23, 2024KSII · Walk-around0WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 6589093FH698/OK
Sep 19, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSWESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 6589093FH698/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALWA TRANSPORT LLC3105131Apr 28, 2025Mar 24, 20268WA
WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC658909Sep 19, 2023Jul 16, 20243OK
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.
RP22417WAMALWA TRANSPORT LLCApr 28, 2025Mar 24, 20268
3KL853OKWESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLCJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
3FH698OKWESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLCSep 19, 2023Feb 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026