Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR1GSGX4550 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJan 31, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 14, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR1GSGX4550
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
Jul 4, 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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
GX4550

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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 · Jan 31, 2024 – Mar 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around2MANUEL LOPEZ RUIZ 7296449G70754/CA
Feb 12, 2025USI · Full3OOSMANUEL LOPEZ RUIZ 7296449G70754/CA
Oct 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MANUEL LOPEZ RUIZ 7296449G70754/CA
Aug 29, 2024CAIV · Special0MANUEL LOPEZ RUIZ 7296449G70754/CA
May 16, 2024CAI · Full0MANUEL LOPEZ RUIZ 7296449G70754/CA
Apr 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MANUEL LOPEZ RUIZ 7296449G70754/CA
Jan 31, 2024CAI · Full0MANUEL LOPEZ RUIZ 7296449G70754/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MANUEL LOPEZ RUIZ729644Jan 31, 2024Mar 14, 20257BN
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.
9G70754CA1MANUEL LOPEZ RUIZJan 31, 2024Mar 14, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026