Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57GSGU0562 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenDec 12, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 11, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD57GSGU0562
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 20, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
GU0562

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 · Dec 12, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSLZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 1830945XP72892/CA
Apr 23, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0LZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 1830945XP72892/CA
Jul 21, 2025NCIII · Driver-only3LZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 1830945XP72892/CA
Apr 14, 2025NMII · Walk-around0LZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 1830945XP72892/CA
Sep 29, 2024ARIII · Driver-only3LZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 1830945XP72892/CA
Apr 29, 2024CAI · Full0LZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 1830945XP72892/CA
Feb 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around0LZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 1830945XP72892/CA
Jan 9, 2024NVIII · Driver-only1LZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 1830945XP72892/CA
Dec 12, 2023CAI · Full1LZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 1830945XP72892/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LZ TRANSPORTATION LLC1830945Dec 12, 2023May 11, 20269CA
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.
XP72892CALZ TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 12, 2023May 11, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026