Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMF6500 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenDec 6, 2023
GA
Last seenMay 7, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMF6500
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 19, 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
MF6500

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 · Dec 6, 2023 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026ILII · Walk-around0PHANTOM CARRIER INC 4107434ZP24910/CA
Apr 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around0PHANTOM CARRIER INC 4107434ZP24910/CA
Apr 12, 2026ARII · Walk-around5OOSPHANTOM CARRIER INC 4107434ZP24910/CA
Dec 16, 2025AZI · Full7PHANTOM CARRIER INC 4107434ZP24910/CA
Oct 1, 2025COII · Walk-around6OOSPHANTOM CARRIER INC 4107434ZP24910/CA
Sep 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2PHANTOM CARRIER INC 4107434ZP24910/CA
Jun 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around2PHANTOM CARRIER INC 4107434ZP24910/CA
Jun 4, 2025NVII · Walk-around2PHANTOM CARRIER INC 4107434ZP24910/CA
Sep 30, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0PHANTOM CARRIER INC 4107434ZP24910/CA
Dec 6, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1WERNER ENTERPRISES INC 53467W34460/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHANTOM CARRIER INC4107434Sep 30, 2024May 7, 20269CA
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC53467Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231NE
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.
ZP24910CAPHANTOM CARRIER INCSep 30, 2024May 7, 20269
W34460NEWERNER ENTERPRISES INCDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026