Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGBDV3GSHD2029 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Day cab
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 17
First seenDec 13, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJGBDV3GSHD2029
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
JGBDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
HD2029

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 · 1,837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 1,837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,837 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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 13, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Jun 15, 2026CAI · Full0JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
May 22, 2026CAI · Full3JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Dec 30, 2025CAI · Full0JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Nov 25, 2025CAI · Full2JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAI · Full1JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Oct 28, 2025CAI · Full0JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Oct 15, 2025USIII · Driver-only0JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Sep 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Sep 14, 2025CAI · Full2OOSJOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Aug 22, 2025CAI · Full4JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Jul 16, 2025USI · Full3JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Jun 27, 2025CAI · Full3OOSJOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Apr 24, 2025CAI · Full0JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Feb 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GPE CONTRACTORS INC 25182809H10853/CA
Jan 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
Dec 13, 2024CAI · Full2OOSJOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA 23182809H10853/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIA2318280Dec 13, 2024Jun 17, 202616MX
GPE CONTRACTORS INC2518280Feb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251VA
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.
9H10853CA1JOSE TRINIDAD GARCIA MEJIADec 13, 2024Jun 17, 202616
9H10853CAGPE CONTRACTORS INCFeb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026