Factory build sheet
2021 Freightliner Cascadia 116" DAY CAB
Build 3AKJHTDV-M · 12.8L 6cyl · Truck-Tractor
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3AKJHTDV 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 3AKJHTDV and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 29 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 29 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 3AKJHTDV for 5 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 | JHTDV | 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 |
29 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3AKJHTDV-M shares the specification above.
- 29 Known VINs
- 3AKJHTDV XMSMG6343
- 3AKJHTDV 6MSMX2340
- 3AKJHTDV 4MSMP2644
- 3AKJHTDV 8MSMH9446
- 3AKJHTDV 9MDMU5170
- 3AKJHTDV 1MSMR0224
- 3AKJHTDV XMSMK3495
- 3AKJHTDV 4MSMK5226
- 3AKJHTDV 0MSMK9581
- 3AKJHTDV 3MSMR0956
- 3AKJHTDV 5MSMK6045
- 3AKJHTDV 8MSMF6393
- 3AKJHTDV 2MSMK5242
- 3AKJHTDV 4MSMX6600
- 3AKJHTDV 7MSMR0250
- 3AKJHTDV 6MSMR0241
- 3AKJHTDV 4MSMY3479
- 3AKJHTDV 0MSMH9456
- 3AKJHTDV 7MSMR0541
- 3AKJHTDV 1MDMS6533
- 3AKJHTDV 9MSMP1957
- 3AKJHTDV 1MSMK9055
- 3AKJHTDV XMSMG7766
- 3AKJHTDV XMSMH0778
- 3AKJHTDV 0MSMP1958
- 3AKJHTDV 8MSMU3230
- 3AKJHTDV 9MSMH9455
- 3AKJHTDV 4MSML9269
- 3AKJHTDV 5MDMU4825
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.
- 2022 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 97 vehicles
- 2022 126" Sleeper CAB 14.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 634 vehicles
- 2022 126" Sleeper CAB 15L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 28 vehicles
- 2022 116" DAY CAB 12.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 52 vehicles
- 2023 126" Sleeper CAB 12.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor 28 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 29 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.