Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4MSMG3230 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 29, 2023
MS
Last seenApr 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR4MSMG3230
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
JHHDR

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
MG3230

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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 29, 2023 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026CAI · Full1OOSFLAME FREIGHT LLC 4091317RP21285/WA
Apr 16, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1FLAME FREIGHT LLC 4091317RP21285/WA
Mar 15, 2026WAII · Walk-around3FLAME FREIGHT LLC 4091317RP21285/WA
Dec 4, 2025NVII · Walk-around0FLAME FREIGHT LLC 4091317RP21285/WA
Aug 22, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0FLAME FREIGHT LLC 4091317RP21285/WA
Jun 24, 2025WAIII · Driver-only2COACH FREIGHT LLC 3791440RP21285/WA
Dec 12, 2023NYIII · Driver-only2SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC 542833162971/IN
Sep 29, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC 542833162971/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLAME FREIGHT LLC4091317Aug 22, 2025Apr 17, 20265WA
COACH FREIGHT LLC3791440Jun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251WA
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC54283Sep 29, 2023Dec 12, 20232AZ
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.
RP21285WAFLAME FREIGHT LLCAug 22, 2025Apr 17, 20265
RP21285WACOACH FREIGHT LLCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
3162971INSWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLCSep 29, 2023Dec 12, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026