Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMK2075 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenDec 14, 2023
AZ
Last seenNov 25, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMK2075
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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
MK2075

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 · Dec 14, 2023 – Nov 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2REDBIRD FREIGHT 4234803ZP30517/CA
Sep 9, 2025NVIII · Driver-only4REDBIRD FREIGHT 4234803ZP30517/CA
Jul 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1REDBIRD FREIGHT 4234803ZP30517/CA
May 13, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1REDBIRD FREIGHT 4234803ZP30517/CA
Dec 16, 2024CAII · Walk-around0REDBIRD FREIGHT 4234803ZP30517/CA
Nov 21, 2024MSIII · Driver-only0REDBIRD FREIGHT 4234803ZP30517/CA
Aug 7, 2024NVII · Walk-around1REDBIRD FREIGHT 4234803ZP30517/CA
Aug 5, 2024MII · Full3OOSREDBIRD FREIGHT 4234803ZP30517/CA
Feb 6, 2024CAII · Walk-around0NEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJL196/OR
Dec 29, 2023MOII · Walk-around0NEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJL196/OR
Dec 14, 2023AZI · Full3OOSNEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJL196/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REDBIRD FREIGHT4234803Aug 5, 2024Nov 25, 20258CA
NEW LEGEND INC1419483Dec 14, 2023Feb 6, 20243AZ
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.
ZP30517CAREDBIRD FREIGHTAug 5, 2024Nov 25, 20258
YAJL196ORNEW LEGEND INCDec 14, 2023Feb 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026