Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHPDV4MSLH0697 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 25, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 18, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 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
3AKJHPDV4MSLH0697
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 23, 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
JHPDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
LH0697

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 · 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
116

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,676 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.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 25, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026ALI · Full10OOSBGS TRANSPORT LLC 2908597R780174/TX
May 28, 2026LAII · Walk-around1BGS TRANSPORT LLC 2908597R780174/TX
Jan 13, 2026TXI · Full4BGS TRANSPORT LLC 2908597R780174/TX
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSBGS TRANSPORT LLC 2908597R780174/TX
Aug 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BGS TRANSPORT LLC 2908597R780174/TX
Jun 10, 2025COIII · Driver-only1BGS TRANSPORT LLC 2908597R780174/TX
Dec 25, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808062838880/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BGS TRANSPORT LLC2908597Jun 10, 2025Jun 18, 20266TX
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC80806Dec 25, 2023Dec 25, 20231AR
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.
R780174TX1BGS TRANSPORT LLCJun 10, 2025Jun 18, 20266
2838880INJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INCDec 25, 2023Dec 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026