Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9MSMA5159 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJul 20, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDR9MSMA5159
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
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
MA5159

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 20, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026CAI · Full5OOSNORCAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC 3491703YP67019/CA
Jun 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSNORCAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC 3491703YP67019/CA
May 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around2NORCAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC 3491703YP67019/CA
Aug 16, 2023UTIII · Driver-only1DESERT STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 661337A039980/UT
Jul 20, 2023CAII · Walk-around1J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 80806A039980/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORCAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC3491703May 30, 2025Jul 24, 20263CA
DESERT STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC661337Aug 16, 2023Aug 16, 20231UT
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC80806Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231AR
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.
YP67019CA1NORCAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLCMay 30, 2025Jul 24, 20263
A039980UTDESERT STAR TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 16, 2023Aug 16, 20231
A039980UTJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INCJul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026