Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV5MSMS1117 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 11, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDV5MSMS1117
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
MS1117

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 · Oct 11, 2023 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026CAI · Full0JANEZ EXPRESS LLC 2897380ZP49655/CA
Apr 2, 2026ORIII · Driver-only1OOSJANEZ EXPRESS LLC 2897380ZP49655/CA
Jan 15, 2026WAII · Walk-around0DAYSTAR TRANSIT EXPRESS LLC 1301322ZP49655/CA
May 20, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0AMAZBE TRUCKING INC 3788993ZP49655/CA
Jan 13, 2025CAI · Full2AMAZBE TRUCKING INC 3788993ZP49655/CA
Nov 1, 2023FLI · Full0UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 218003071834/IN
Oct 11, 2023CAI · Full1UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 218003071834/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JANEZ EXPRESS LLC2897380Apr 2, 2026Apr 14, 20262UT
DAYSTAR TRANSIT EXPRESS LLC1301322Jan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261NC
AMAZBE TRUCKING INC3788993Jan 13, 2025May 20, 20252IL
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC21800Oct 11, 2023Nov 1, 20232GA
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.
ZP49655CAJANEZ EXPRESS LLCApr 2, 2026Apr 14, 20262
ZP49655CADAYSTAR TRANSIT EXPRESS LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
ZP49655CAAMAZBE TRUCKING INCJan 13, 2025May 20, 20252
3071834INUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCOct 11, 2023Nov 1, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026