Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6MSMA5331 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenOct 13, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJHHDR6MSMA5331
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
MA5331

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 · Oct 13, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around1GOLDEN ROAD LINES INC 3315261ZP30831/CA
Mar 15, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSGOLDEN ROAD LINES INC 3315261ZP30831/CA
Mar 7, 2026CAI · Full2OOSGOLDEN ROAD LINES INC 3315261ZP30831/CA
Jun 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSGOLDEN TRUCK LINES INC 3559360ZP30831/CA
Jun 13, 2025COIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN TRUCK LINES INC 3559360ZP30831/CA
Jun 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around3GOLDEN TRUCK LINES INC 3559360ZP30831/CA
Apr 10, 2025NMII · Walk-around2OOSGOLDEN TRUCK LINES INC 3559360ZP30831/CA
Feb 15, 2025CAI · Full1GOLDEN TRUCK LINES INC 3559360ZP30831/CA
Jan 5, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN TRUCK LINES INC 3559360ZP30831/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAI · Full0GOLDEN TRUCK LINES INC 3559360ZP30831/CA
Aug 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2GOLDEN TRUCK LINES INC 3559360ZP30831/CA
Oct 13, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSLEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP86781/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN ROAD LINES INC3315261Mar 7, 2026Mar 26, 20263CA
GOLDEN TRUCK LINES INC3559360Aug 28, 2024Jun 19, 20258CA
LEGAL TRUCKING INC3516907Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 20231CA
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.
ZP30831CAGOLDEN ROAD LINES INCMar 7, 2026Mar 26, 20263
ZP30831CAGOLDEN TRUCK LINES INCAug 28, 2024Jun 19, 20258
XP86781CALEGAL TRUCKING INCOct 13, 2023Oct 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026