Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV3MSMS1097 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenMay 17, 2024
VA
Last seenMar 16, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDV3MSMS1097
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
JHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
MS1097

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 · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 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 · May 17, 2024 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1MZ TRUCKING PLUS INCORPORATED 4321067AY803Z/NJ
Feb 14, 2026MDII · Walk-around1MZ TRUCKING PLUS INCORPORATED 4321067AY803Z/NJ
Sep 3, 2025INIII · Driver-only4OOSLAZY TIGERS CARGO INC 4120343AY803Z/NJ
Apr 4, 2025WAII · Walk-around0LAZY TIGERS CARGO INC 4120343AY803Z/NJ
Oct 28, 2024KYII · Walk-around2OOSLAZY TIGERS CARGO INC 4120343AY803Z/NJ
May 25, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0LAZY TIGERS CARGO INC 4120343AY803Z/NJ
May 17, 2024VAIII · Driver-only1LAZY TIGERS CARGO INC 4120343AY803Z/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MZ TRUCKING PLUS INCORPORATED4321067Feb 14, 2026Mar 16, 20262NY
LAZY TIGERS CARGO INC4120343May 17, 2024Sep 3, 20255CT
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.
AY803ZNJMZ TRUCKING PLUS INCORPORATEDFeb 14, 2026Mar 16, 20262
AY803ZNJLAZY TIGERS CARGO INCMay 17, 2024Sep 3, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026