Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLBGXGLHG5227 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 3, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 26, 2025
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJGLBGXGLHG5227
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 28, 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HG5227

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 · 3,376 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,376 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,376 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 3, 2023 – May 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0GARAD TRANSPORT LLC 3559241PWT7437/OH
Apr 25, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0GARAD TRANSPORT LLC 3559241PWT7437/OH
Sep 10, 2024OHIII · Driver-only3OOSSPLENDID LLC 2513469PWT7437/OH
Jan 23, 2024MSIII · Driver-only0BFD TRUCKING LLC 3077913PWT7437/OH
Dec 3, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0BFD TRUCKING LLC 3077913PWT7437/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARAD TRANSPORT LLC3559241Apr 25, 2025May 26, 20252OH
SPLENDID LLC2513469Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241OH
BFD TRUCKING LLC3077913Dec 3, 2023Jan 23, 20242TN
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.
PWT7437OHGARAD TRANSPORT LLCApr 25, 2025May 26, 20252
PWT7437OHSPLENDID LLCSep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241
PWT7437OHBFD TRUCKING LLCDec 3, 2023Jan 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026