Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDR6MSML2116 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenSep 21, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 12, 2026
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHLDR6MSML2116
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 17, 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
JHLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
ML2116

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 · 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,711 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 21, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026CAI · Full0CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Apr 29, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Mar 17, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Jan 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Dec 9, 2025CAI · Full0CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Apr 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Apr 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSCHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Oct 2, 2024CAI · Full0CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Jun 5, 2024CAI · Full1CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Jan 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around0CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
Sep 21, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC 1486505YAJS402/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC1486505Sep 21, 2023May 12, 202611WA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
YAJS402ORCHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLCSep 21, 2023May 12, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026