Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSME0829 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenApr 15, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 4, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR5MSME0829
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 26, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
ME0829

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 15, 2024 – Mar 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2026CAI · Full5OOSRANJIT SINGH 2829692ZP36156/CA
Jan 8, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1—RANJIT SINGH 2829692ZP36156/CA
Aug 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around5—RANJIT SINGH 2829692ZP36156/CA
Apr 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2—RANJIT SINGH 2829692ZP36156/CA
Aug 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only4—RANJIT SINGH 2829692ZP36156/CA
Apr 15, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2—RANJIT SINGH 2829692YP62528/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RANJIT SINGH2829692Apr 15, 2024Mar 4, 20266CA
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.
ZP36156CA—RANJIT SINGHAug 30, 2024 → Mar 4, 20265
YP62528CA—RANJIT SINGHApr 15, 2024 → Apr 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026