Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV5MSMK9625 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 22, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 26, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHLDV5MSMK9625
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
Jul 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.

Vehicle descriptor section
JHLDV

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
MK9625

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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 22, 2023 – Dec 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 26, 2025TXI · Full1DKL TRANSPORTATION LLC 260850R474221/TX
Mar 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around0DKL TRANSPORTATION LLC 260850R474221/TX
Jan 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TNTX LLC 320657R474221/TX
Nov 16, 2023TXII · Walk-around0PENTA PETRO INC 3807513R474221/TX
Sep 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around3PENTA PETRO INC 3807513R474221/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DKL TRANSPORTATION LLC260850Mar 12, 2025Dec 26, 20252TN
TNTX LLC320657Jan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251TN
PENTA PETRO INC3807513Sep 22, 2023Nov 16, 20232TX
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.
R474221TXDKL TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 12, 2025Dec 26, 20252
R474221TXTNTX LLCJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
R474221TXPENTA PETRO INCSep 22, 2023Nov 16, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026