Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBGDDVXGSHU9835 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenApr 18, 2024
GA
Last seenJul 31, 2026
GA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKBGDDVXGSHU9835
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
BGDDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
HU9835

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 · 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 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
2016

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 18, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1KNOX EXPRESS LLC 3809325C917DT/GA
Jan 5, 2026GAIII · Driver-only9KNOX EXPRESS LLC 3809325C917DT/GA
Mar 26, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1KNOX EXPRESS LLC 3809325C917DT/GA
Mar 4, 2025ALII · Walk-around0KNOX EXPRESS LLC 3809325C917DT/GA
Dec 23, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1KNOX EXPRESS LLC 3809325C917DT/GA
Aug 23, 2024SCIII · Driver-only3KNOX EXPRESS LLC 3809325C917DT/GA
Apr 18, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0KNOX EXPRESS LLC 3809325C917DT/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNOX EXPRESS LLC3809325Apr 18, 2024Jul 31, 20267GA
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.
C917DTGA1KNOX EXPRESS LLCApr 18, 2024Jul 31, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026