Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR4GSGW7270 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 18, 2023
AL
Last seenJan 4, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR4GSGW7270
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 12, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
GW7270

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 18, 2023 – Jan 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 4, 2025KSII · Walk-around2—UNLIMITED FREIGHT LLC 2301166PAW0361/MN
Dec 9, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0—UNLIMITED FREIGHT LLC 2301166PAW0361/MN
Aug 25, 2023MOII · Walk-around0—FAST SAFE WAY LLC 3531649PWV8561/OH
Aug 18, 2023ALII · Walk-around2—FAST SAFE WAY LLC 3531649PWV8561/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNLIMITED FREIGHT LLC2301166Dec 9, 2024Jan 4, 20252OH
FAST SAFE WAY LLC3531649Aug 18, 2023Aug 25, 20232OH
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.
PAW0361MN—UNLIMITED FREIGHT LLCDec 9, 2024 → Jan 4, 20252
PWV8561OH—FAST SAFE WAY LLCAug 18, 2023 → Aug 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026