Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEDV8GDHG0981 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections23
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 23
First seenJul 7, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 29, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGEDV8GDHG0981
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
JGEDV

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
HG0981

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 · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 7, 2023 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026TXI · Full3JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
May 25, 2026TXI · Full3JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Apr 17, 2026TXI · Full2JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Apr 10, 2026TXI · Full0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Mar 11, 2026TXI · Full5JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Feb 26, 2026USI · Full3JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Feb 24, 2026USI · Full4JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Jan 14, 2026TXI · Full2JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Nov 19, 2025USI · Full6JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Jul 21, 2025USI · Full17OOSJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Jul 14, 2025TXI · Full4JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Jan 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Sep 8, 2024USIII · Driver-only0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Aug 5, 2024USI · Full0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
May 1, 2024USI · Full0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Feb 26, 2024USI · Full0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Feb 7, 2024USI · Full3JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Jan 8, 2024TXI · Full0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3Y/MX
Oct 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Sep 14, 2023USIII · Driver-only0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/TA
Aug 17, 2023USIII · Driver-only0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Jul 12, 2023TXI · Full0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
Jul 7, 2023TXI · Full0JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956638ER3V/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA2389566Jul 7, 2023May 29, 202623TA
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.
38ER3VMXJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZAJul 7, 2023May 29, 202621
38ER3YMXJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZAJan 8, 2024Jan 8, 20241
38ER3VTAJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZASep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026