Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7MSMS4121 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenNov 13, 2023
PA
Last seenJul 24, 2026
IN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHHDR7MSMS4121
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
Jul 12, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
MS4121

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 · Nov 13, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026INIII · Driver-only2NORTHINGTON LLC 4042590PXC3263/OH
Oct 15, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2OOSGHOST RIDER TRUCKING LLC 3875377PXC3263/OH
Oct 8, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSS&D GLOBAL LLC 3867923PXC3263/OH
Feb 1, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0IK EXPRESS LLC 3901793PWZ1344/OH
Nov 13, 2023PAIII · Driver-only0IK EXPRESS LLC 3901793PWZ1344/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHINGTON LLC4042590Jul 24, 2026Jul 24, 20261CA
GHOST RIDER TRUCKING LLC3875377Oct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251PA
S&D GLOBAL LLC3867923Oct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251WI
IK EXPRESS LLC3901793Nov 13, 2023Feb 1, 20242OH
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.
PXC3263OH1NORTHINGTON LLCJul 24, 2026Jul 24, 20261
PXC3263OHGHOST RIDER TRUCKING LLCOct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251
PXC3263OHS&D GLOBAL LLCOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
PWZ1344OHIK EXPRESS LLCNov 13, 2023Feb 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026