Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV9MSMS1301 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 22, 2023
VA
Last seenJun 27, 2025
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJHHDV9MSMS1301
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
JHHDV

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
MS1301

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 · Sep 22, 2023 – Jun 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0MELIZ INC 1399478P1262427/IL
Jun 13, 2025UTI · Full7OOSMELIZ INC 1399478P1262427/IL
Jul 26, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1MELIZ INC 1399478SPG927512/IL
Sep 28, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 218003003797/IN
Sep 22, 2023VAI · Full2UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 218003003797/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELIZ INC1399478Jul 26, 2024Jun 27, 20253IL
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC21800Sep 22, 2023Sep 28, 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.
P1262427ILMELIZ INCJun 13, 2025Jun 27, 20252
SPG927512ILMELIZ INCJul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241
3003797INUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCSep 22, 2023Sep 28, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026