Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG8GSHM8497 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenAug 20, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 21, 2026
CO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLBG8GSHM8497
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 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
JGLBG

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
HM8497

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 · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 20, 2024 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026COI · Full8OOSMASTER KEY TRUCKING LLC 3912739R793539/TX
Feb 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSMASTER KEY TRUCKING LLC 3912739R793539/TX
Jun 19, 2025TXI · Full1MASTER KEY TRUCKING LLC 39127391N73315/TX
May 19, 2025TXI · Full14OOSMASTER KEY TRUCKING LLC 39127391N73315/TX
Dec 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSMASTER KEY TRUCKING LLC 39127391N73315/TX
Aug 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around2MASTER KEY TRUCKING LLC 391273946Y538V/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MASTER KEY TRUCKING LLC3912739Aug 20, 2024May 21, 20266TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R793539TXMASTER KEY TRUCKING LLCFeb 2, 2026May 21, 20262
1N73315TXMASTER KEY TRUCKING LLCDec 17, 2024Jun 19, 20253
46Y538VTXMASTER KEY TRUCKING LLCAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026