Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSLX5629 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 2, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 29, 2025
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR5MSLX5629
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 21, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
LX5629

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

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

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

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

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

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

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

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

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 2, 2023 – May 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0—M&M SALAH INC 3242692PWZ6045/OH
Apr 20, 2025ARI · Full1—M&M SALAH INC 3242692PWZ6045/OH
Apr 12, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0—M&M SALAH INC 3242692PWZ6045/OH
Mar 18, 2025INIII · Driver-only1—M&M SALAH INC 3242692PWZ6045/OH
Mar 6, 2025KYI · Full0—M&M SALAH INC 3242692PWZ6045/OH
Oct 18, 2024KYI · Full4OOSDMD EXPRESS INC 3195378PWZ6045/OH
Jul 30, 2024NCII · Walk-around0—DMD EXPRESS INC 3195378PWZ6045/OH
Aug 2, 2023TNI · Full1OOSKLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 154237A485803/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&M SALAH INC3242692Mar 6, 2025May 29, 20255IL
DMD EXPRESS INC3195378Jul 30, 2024Oct 18, 20242OH
KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC154237Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 20231MS
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.
PWZ6045OH—M&M SALAH INCMar 6, 2025 → May 29, 20255
PWZ6045OH—DMD EXPRESS INCJul 30, 2024 → Oct 18, 20242
A485803MS—KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCAug 2, 2023 → Aug 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026