Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBGDDV8ESFZ0388 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 10, 2023
CT
Last seenAug 30, 2024
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKBGDDV8ESFZ0388
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2014
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
FZ0388

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
2014

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 · Nov 10, 2023 – Aug 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 30, 2024PAII · Walk-around1OOSTWIN INC 479530AY999H/NJ
Apr 2, 2024VTII · Walk-around3TWIN INC 479530AY999H/NJ
Nov 10, 2023CTI · Full2TWIN INC 479530AY999H/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TWIN INC479530Nov 10, 2023Aug 30, 20243NJ
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.
AY999HNJTWIN INCNov 10, 2023Aug 30, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026