Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner SD122

3AKJGND65GDGX2516 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenOct 11, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 29, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGND65GDGX2516
Make
Freightliner
Model
SD122
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 21, 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
JGND6

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
GX2516

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
SD122

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.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 11, 2023 – Sep 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 29, 2025CAI · Full0EDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAR 19453799G43639/CA
May 6, 2025CAI · Full3EDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAR 19453799G43639/CA
Nov 6, 2024CAI · Full2OOSEDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAR 19453799G43639/CA
Jun 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSEDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAR 19453799G43639/CA
May 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSEDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAR 19453799G43639/CA
Nov 29, 2023CAI · Full0EDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAR 19453799G43639/CA
Nov 29, 2023CAI · Full2OOSEDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAR 19453799G43639/CA
Oct 11, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSEDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAR 19453799G43639/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAR1945379Oct 11, 2023Sep 29, 20258CA
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.
9G43639CAEDWIN MENDEZ SALAZAROct 11, 2023Sep 29, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026