Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6MSMX5643 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 15
First seenJul 27, 2023
NM
Last seenDec 30, 2025
CO
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR6MSMX5643
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 14, 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
MX5643

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 · Jul 27, 2023 – Dec 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2025COII · Walk-around1ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Aug 20, 2025NMII · Walk-around0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Aug 13, 2025NMII · Walk-around0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Jul 18, 2025NMII · Walk-around0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Jul 9, 2025NMII · Walk-around0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Jun 10, 2025TXI · Full0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Dec 12, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Oct 23, 2024NMI · Full0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Aug 14, 2024NMII · Walk-around0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Jun 25, 2024COII · Walk-around0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Mar 5, 2024WYIII · Driver-only0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Feb 1, 2024NMII · Walk-around0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Jan 23, 2024COII · Walk-around0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Nov 17, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
Jul 27, 2023NMI · Full0ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093079185/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION76209Jul 27, 2023Dec 30, 202515IL
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.
3079185INACE HARDWARE CORPORATIONJul 27, 2023Dec 30, 202515
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026