Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6MSML2548 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 25, 2024
SD
Last seenJan 15, 2026
NV
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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
3AKJHHDR6MSML2548
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
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
ML2548

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 · Aug 25, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026NVIII · Driver-only2NAKAMURA LLC 4246746ZP62041/CA
Aug 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSNAKAMURA LLC 4246746ZP62041/CA
Jun 7, 2025CAI · Full1NAKAMURA LLC 4246746ZP62041/CA
Apr 21, 2025WAII · Walk-around1SAFETY TRANSPORT LLC 3201461ZP09369/CA
Dec 31, 2024CAII · Walk-around3TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141ZP09369/CA
Aug 25, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0ANAR TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3909167ZP09369/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NAKAMURA LLC4246746Jun 7, 2025Jan 15, 20263IL
SAFETY TRANSPORT LLC3201461Apr 21, 2025Apr 21, 20251KS
TUTASH EXPRESS INC3487141Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 20241IL
ANAR TRUCKING SERVICES LLC3909167Aug 25, 2024Aug 25, 20241PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZP62041CANAKAMURA LLCJun 7, 2025Jan 15, 20263
ZP09369CASAFETY TRANSPORT LLCApr 21, 2025Apr 21, 20251
ZP09369CATUTASH EXPRESS INCDec 31, 2024Dec 31, 20241
ZP09369CAANAR TRUCKING SERVICES LLCAug 25, 2024Aug 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026