Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSHC7516 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenSep 30, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 22, 2026
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD53GSHC7516
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 17, 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
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
HC7516

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 · Sep 30, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026AZII · Walk-around2BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
Jun 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around0BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
May 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around3BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
May 11, 2026CAI · Full4OOSBEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
May 6, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
Mar 8, 2026CAII · Walk-around0BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
Sep 3, 2025NVII · Walk-around1BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
Jun 4, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
Mar 28, 2025NMII · Walk-around0BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
Dec 18, 2024NMII · Walk-around1BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
Dec 9, 2024CAI · Full2OOSBEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP09870/CA
Jan 27, 2024AZII · Walk-around1OOSBEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP05137/CA
Sep 30, 2023NMI · Full3OOSBEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP05137/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST WAY FREIGHT INC2502287Sep 30, 2023Jul 22, 202613CA
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.
ZP09870CA1BEST WAY FREIGHT INCDec 9, 2024Jul 22, 202611
ZP05137CABEST WAY FREIGHT INCSep 30, 2023Jan 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026