Factory build sheet
2021 Freightliner Cascadia 126" Sleeper CAB
Build 3AKJHHDV-M · 12.8L 6cyl · Truck-Tractor
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3AKJHHDV and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Cascadia whose VIN starts 3AKJHHDV and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 27 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 27 known VINs
Factory specification
As filed by Freightliner with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 12.8 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- Detroit DD13
- Fuel type
- Diesel
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 6x4
- Brake system
- Air
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Truck-Tractor
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- MDHD: Conventional
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER VEHÍCULOS COMERCIALES MÉXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 8
- GVWR
- 33,001 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Freightliner used the VIN pattern 3AKJHHDV for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 3AK | DAIMLER VEHÍCULOS COMERCIALES MÉXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | JHHDV | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
27 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3AKJHHDV-M shares the specification above.
- 27 Known VINs
- 3AKJHHDV 9MSMK2772
- 3AKJHHDV 2MSMS0944
- 3AKJHHDV 8MSMS1158
- 3AKJHHDV 0MSMV4283
- 3AKJHHDV 6MSMG5025
- 3AKJHHDV 6MSMS0901
- 3AKJHHDV XMSMT3392
- 3AKJHHDV 6MSMW7264
- 3AKJHHDV 3MSMM0748
- 3AKJHHDV 9MSMK2660
- 3AKJHHDV 1MSMS1289
- 3AKJHHDV 8MSMP0540
- 3AKJHHDV 1MSMS1082
- 3AKJHHDV 3MSMA4800
- 3AKJHHDV XMSMS1078
- 3AKJHHDV 4MSMG5234
- 3AKJHHDV 6MSMT3387
- 3AKJHHDV 5MSMA7200
- 3AKJHHDV 5MSMK2803
- 3AKJHHDV 6MSMS1255
- 3AKJHHDV 7MSMK2771
- 3AKJHHDV 2MSMS1043
- 3AKJHHDV 1MSMS1261
- 3AKJHHDV XMSMK2540
- 3AKJHHDV 9MSMS0889
- 3AKJHHDV XMSMK2876
- 3AKJHHDV 4MSMK2842
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Cascadia, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2021 126" DAY CAB 14.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 34 vehicles
- 2021 126" DAY CAB 12.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 67 vehicles · $28,950 median
- 2021 116" DAY CAB 12.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 29 vehicles
- 2022 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 634 vehicles
- 2022 116" DAY CAB 12.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 52 vehicles
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 27 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.