Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3MSMA5416 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenSep 22, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJHHDR3MSMA5416
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 14, 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
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
MA5416

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 22, 2023 – Jul 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2026CAI · Full0BULLET FREIGHT LINES INC 3501299XP88538/CA
May 23, 2026CAI · Full3OOSBULLET FREIGHT LINES INC 3501299XP88538/CA
Feb 6, 2026COII · Walk-around7OOSBULLET FREIGHT LINES INC 3501299XP88530/CA
Dec 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSBULLET FREIGHT LINES INC 3501299XP88538/CA
Sep 22, 2025WAII · Walk-around5BULLET FREIGHT LINES INC 3501299XP88538/CA
Sep 16, 2025ORIII · Driver-only9BULLET FREIGHT LINES INC 3501299XP88538/CA
Apr 21, 2025CAI · Full0BULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
Mar 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSBULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
Mar 4, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2BULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
Jan 22, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1BULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
Dec 10, 2024CAI · Full0BULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
Nov 7, 2024CAI · Full0BULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
Sep 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
Jun 7, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1BULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
Feb 26, 2024ORIII · Driver-only2OOSBULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
Sep 22, 2023CAI · Full0BULLET EXPRESS LINE INC 3073694XP88538/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BULLET FREIGHT LINES INC3501299Sep 16, 2025Jul 19, 20266CA
BULLET EXPRESS LINE INC3073694Sep 22, 2023Apr 21, 202510CA
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.
XP88538CA1BULLET FREIGHT LINES INCSep 16, 2025Jul 19, 20265
XP88530CABULLET FREIGHT LINES INCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
XP88538CABULLET EXPRESS LINE INCSep 22, 2023Apr 21, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026