Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9MSMK8204 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 13
First seenNov 6, 2023
NV
Last seenApr 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJHHDR9MSMK8204
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 16, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
MK8204

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 · Nov 6, 2023 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026CAI · Full2JAMES CASTILLO LLC 4294483ZP52257/CA
Apr 9, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1JAMES CASTILLO LLC 4294483ZP52257/CA
Mar 19, 2026ORII · Walk-around1JAMES CASTILLO LLC 4294483ZP52257/CA
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full0JAMES CASTILLO LLC 4294483ZP52257/CA
Mar 4, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1JAMES CASTILLO LLC 4294483ZP52257/CA
Nov 19, 2025CAI · Full2JAMES CASTILLO LLC 4294483ZP52257/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JAMES CASTILLO LLC 4294483ZP52257/CA
Aug 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JAMES CASTILLO LLC 4294483ZP52257/CA
Jul 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around1JAMES CASTILLO LLC 4294483ZP52257/CA
Sep 2, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC 635853EF571/OK
Apr 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC 635853EF571/OK
Jan 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC 635853EF571/OK
Nov 6, 2023NVII · Walk-around0WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC 635853EF571/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMES CASTILLO LLC4294483Jul 22, 2025Apr 14, 20269CA
WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC63585Nov 6, 2023Sep 2, 20244AR
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.
ZP52257CAJAMES CASTILLO LLCJul 22, 2025Apr 14, 20269
3EF571OKWAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 6, 2023Sep 2, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026