Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9MSMH3543 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 22, 2023
NM
Last seenMay 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR9MSMH3543
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 2, 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
MH3543

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – May 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around0NAC TRANS INC 2571647ZP86529/CA
May 18, 2026CAI · Full2OOSNAC TRANS INC 2571647ZP86529/CA
Apr 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around3NAC TRANS INC 2571647ZP86529/CA
Mar 24, 2026LAIII · Driver-only3VT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3176412ZP73630/CA
Jun 22, 2023NMII · Walk-around0US XPRESS INC 3030243EN585/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NAC TRANS INC2571647Apr 21, 2026May 24, 20263CA
VT TRANSPORTATION LLC3176412Mar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261CA
US XPRESS INC303024Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231TN
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.
ZP86529CANAC TRANS INCApr 21, 2026May 24, 20263
ZP73630CAVT TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
3EN585OKUS XPRESS INCJun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026