Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBGDDV6GSHF7359 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenMay 27, 2025
OH
Last seenJun 16, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
3AKBGDDV6GSHF7359
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
Aug 2, 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
BGDDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
HF7359

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 · 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 27, 2025 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026OHII · Walk-around6OOSSUNNY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3230412PXC7857/OH
Mar 21, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1OOSSUNNY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3230412PXC7857/OH
May 27, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2TV AUTO CONNECT LLC 3211329PXC7857/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNNY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3230412Mar 21, 2026Jun 16, 20262OH
TV AUTO CONNECT LLC3211329May 27, 2025May 27, 20251OH
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.
PXC7857OH1SUNNY AUTO TRANSPORT LLCMar 21, 2026Jun 16, 20262
PXC7857OHTV AUTO CONNECT LLCMay 27, 2025May 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026