Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBGDD57GSGU9465 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJun 21, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 28, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
3AKBGDD57GSGU9465
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Sep 7, 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
BGDD5

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
GU9465

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 21, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026INII · Walk-around0—SHUFA LOGISTICS INC 3022640YP67272/CA
Jun 21, 2023CAII · Walk-around1—JORGE NICHOLAS MICHEL 3389757YP67272/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHUFA LOGISTICS INC3022640Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261CA
JORGE NICHOLAS MICHEL3389757Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231CA
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.
YP67272CA1SHUFA LOGISTICS INCJul 28, 2026 → Jul 28, 20261
YP67272CA—JORGE NICHOLAS MICHELJun 21, 2023 → Jun 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 7, 2026