Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSLX5656 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 22, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 11, 2026
TN
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
3AKJHHDR8MSLX5656
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 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
LX5656

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 22, 2024 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026TNII · Walk-around0KH GROUP LLC 388755013484PF/NY
Jun 25, 2025AZII · Walk-around0DK MAX PRIME INC 400698213484PF/NY
Mar 21, 2025COIII · Driver-only0ILLYRIAN TRANSPORT LLC 349221613484PF/NY
Feb 26, 2025MOII · Walk-around0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 362162413484PF/NY
Feb 4, 2025VAII · Walk-around4DK MAX TRUCKING INC 362162413484PF/NY
Jan 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1DK MAX TRUCKING INC 362162413484PF/NY
Oct 22, 2024CAI · Full0DK MAX TRUCKING INC 362162413484PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KH GROUP LLC3887550Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261OH
DK MAX PRIME INC4006982Jun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251OH
ILLYRIAN TRANSPORT LLC3492216Mar 21, 2025Mar 21, 20251IN
DK MAX TRUCKING INC3621624Oct 22, 2024Feb 26, 20254OH
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.
13484PFNYKH GROUP LLCMar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261
13484PFNYDK MAX PRIME INCJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
13484PFNYILLYRIAN TRANSPORT LLCMar 21, 2025Mar 21, 20251
13484PFNYDK MAX TRUCKING INCOct 22, 2024Feb 26, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026