Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD52GSGU7516 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 24, 2023
UT
Last seenJul 29, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD52GSGU7516
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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
GU7516

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 · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around2TQS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3487080R856296/TX
Jul 20, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0TQS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3487080R856296/TX
Apr 21, 2026COIII · Driver-only0TQS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3487080R842504/TX
Oct 15, 2024UTI · Full5TQS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3487080R523805/TX
Aug 28, 2024UTI · Full1TQS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3487080R523805/TX
Feb 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TQS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3487080R523805/TX
Oct 31, 2023UTIII · Driver-only3TQS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3487080R523805/TX
Oct 24, 2023UTII · Walk-around1TQS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3487080R523805/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TQS TRANSPORTATION LLC3487080Oct 24, 2023Jul 29, 20268TX
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.
R856296TX1TQS TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 20, 2026Jul 29, 20262
R842504TXTQS TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261
R523805TXTQS TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 24, 2023Oct 15, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026