Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDR8MSMS4986 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 12, 2024
OK
Last seenJan 29, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHLDR8MSMS4986
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
Aug 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
MS4986

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

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

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

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

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

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

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Day cab

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

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 12, 2024 – Jan 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 29, 2025KSI · Full0—NORTH AMERICAN COMPOSITES COMPANY 10671643450559/IN
May 15, 2024OKI · Full3—BUILDING SOLUTIONS LLC 14082293450559/IN
Apr 12, 2024OKII · Walk-around3—BUILDING SOLUTIONS LLC 14082293450559/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTH AMERICAN COMPOSITES COMPANY1067164Jan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251MN
BUILDING SOLUTIONS LLC1408229Apr 12, 2024May 15, 20242OK
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.
3450559IN—NORTH AMERICAN COMPOSITES COMPANYJan 29, 2025 → Jan 29, 20251
3450559IN—BUILDING SOLUTIONS LLCApr 12, 2024 → May 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026