Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEBG8GSHE1816 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenApr 2, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 5, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
3AKJGEBG8GSHE1816
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 19, 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
JGEBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HE1816

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 · 1,201 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 1,201 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,201 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 2, 2025 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only0GEORGE DAPPER INC 24211970BC6N/MX
May 29, 2026USI · Full1SANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/MX
Apr 7, 2026TXI · Full2SANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/MX
Apr 7, 2026USI · Full4SANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/MX
Jan 8, 2026TXI · Full1SANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/MX
Oct 14, 2025USII · Walk-around1SANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/MX
Oct 1, 2025USI · Full2SANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/TA
Sep 24, 2025USI · Full5OOSSANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/TA
May 8, 2025TXI · Full1SANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/MX
Apr 3, 2025TXI · Full0SANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/MX
Apr 2, 2025TXI · Full5OOSSANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES 242121970BC6N/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GEORGE DAPPER INC242119Aug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261NJ
SANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTES2421219Apr 2, 2025May 29, 202610TA
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.
70BC6NMX1GEORGE DAPPER INCAug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261
70BC6NMXSANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTESApr 2, 2025May 29, 20268
70BC6NTASANDRA ERICA GALINDO FUENTESSep 24, 2025Oct 1, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026