Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGBDV9GSGT4640 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Day cab
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 18, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 23, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3AKGGBDV9GSGT4640
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 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
GGBDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
GT4640

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 · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 67 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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 18, 2023 – Sep 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1THE AUTO TRANSPORT GUYS LLC 37663499G57502/CA
Sep 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSTHE AUTO TRANSPORT GUYS LLC 37663499G57502/CA
Oct 8, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only4THE AUTO TRANSPORT GUYS LLC 37663499G57502/CA
Aug 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0THE AUTO TRANSPORT GUYS LLC 37663499G57502/CA
Aug 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around2THE AUTO TRANSPORT GUYS LLC 37663499G57502/CA
Jul 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3THE AUTO TRANSPORT GUYS LLC 37663499G57502/CA
Feb 22, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2WEST COAST AUTO HAULERS 36328879G57502/CA
Sep 18, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSWEST COAST AUTO HAULERS 36328879G57502/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE AUTO TRANSPORT GUYS LLC3766349Jul 29, 2024Sep 23, 20256CA
WEST COAST AUTO HAULERS3632887Sep 18, 2023Feb 22, 20242CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
9G57502CATHE AUTO TRANSPORT GUYS LLCJul 29, 2024Sep 23, 20256
9G57502CAWEST COAST AUTO HAULERSSep 18, 2023Feb 22, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026