Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9MSLJ7880 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenJul 18, 2023
NM
Last seenAug 3, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR9MSLJ7880
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 20, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
LJ7880

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 18, 2023 – Aug 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2025AZII · Walk-around19OOSRED SUMMITS 4311503YP78727/CA
Aug 3, 2025NVII · Walk-around1OOSMTA TRANSPORT INC 3096612YP78727/CA
Jul 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSRED SUMMITS 4311503YP78727/CA
May 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSRED SUMMITS 4311503YP78727/CA
Jan 28, 2025AZII · Walk-around6OOSMTA TRANSPORT INC 3096612YP78727/CA
May 29, 2024COIII · Driver-only5OOSMTA TRANSPORT INC 3096612YP78729/CA
Mar 14, 2024ARII · Walk-around1—MTA TRANSPORT INC 3096612YP78727/CA
Dec 27, 2023CAI · Full0—MTA TRANSPORT INC 3096612YP78727/CA
Jul 18, 2023NMII · Walk-around3—MTA TRANSPORT INC 3096612YP78727/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTA TRANSPORT INC3096612Jul 18, 2023Aug 3, 20256CA
RED SUMMITS4311503May 12, 2025Aug 3, 20253CA
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.
YP78727CA—MTA TRANSPORT INCJul 18, 2023 → Aug 3, 20255
YP78727CA—RED SUMMITSMay 12, 2025 → Aug 3, 20253
YP78729CA—MTA TRANSPORT INCMay 29, 2024 → May 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026