Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMF6525 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenAug 5, 2024
AZ
Last seenJul 25, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMF6525
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
MF6525

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 · Aug 5, 2024 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026CAI · Full2OOSE&A SAFETY EXPRESS INC 3957412ZP20501/CA
Mar 18, 2026ARII · Walk-around2PURPLE EXPRESS INC 4277925ZP20501/CA
Aug 22, 2025OKIII · Driver-only4OOSPURPLE EXPRESS INC 4277925ZP20501/CA
Jul 22, 2025CAI · Full4OOSPINK BIRD TRUCKING INC 4166149ZP20501/CA
Mar 13, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0PINK BIRD TRUCKING INC 4166149ZP20501/CA
Jan 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0PINK BIRD TRUCKING INC 4166149ZP20501/CA
Dec 11, 2024AZI · Full6PINK BIRD TRUCKING INC 4166149ZP20501/CA
Aug 5, 2024AZII · Walk-around3PINK BIRD TRUCKING INC 4166149ZP20501/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E&A SAFETY EXPRESS INC3957412Jul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261CA
PURPLE EXPRESS INC4277925Aug 22, 2025Mar 18, 20262CA
PINK BIRD TRUCKING INC4166149Aug 5, 2024Jul 22, 20255AZ
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.
ZP20501CA1E&A SAFETY EXPRESS INCJul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261
ZP20501CAPURPLE EXPRESS INCAug 22, 2025Mar 18, 20262
ZP20501CAPINK BIRD TRUCKING INCAug 5, 2024Jul 22, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026