Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGLDR9HSGC5829 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenAug 27, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 17, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKGGLDR9HSGC5829
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
GGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
GC5829

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 · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 313 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
2017

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 27, 2023 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025AZII · Walk-around0DAWNRAY TRADING INC 4391454ZP54598/CA
Nov 12, 2025AZII · Walk-around4DAWNRAY TRADING INC 4391454ZP54598/CA
Nov 2, 2025AZII · Walk-around3DAWNRAY TRADING INC 4391454ZP54598/CA
Aug 26, 2025NMI · Full1DAWNRAY TRADING INC 4391454ZP54598/CA
Dec 3, 2024TNIII · Driver-only2GOLDEN SUNSHINE CORP 3702865YP49367/UK
Oct 19, 2024NMII · Walk-around2GOLDEN SUNSHINE CORP 3702865YP49367/CA
Oct 4, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2GOLDEN SUNSHINE CORP 3702865YP49367/CA
Aug 15, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN SUNSHINE CORP 3702865YP49367/CA
Jul 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around3GOLDEN SUNSHINE CORP 3702865YP49367/CA
Nov 17, 2023ORIII · Driver-only10OOSGOLDEN SUNSHINE CORP 3702865YP49367/CA
Aug 27, 2023CAI · Full3GOLDEN SUNSHINE CORP 3702865YP49367/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAWNRAY TRADING INC4391454Aug 26, 2025Dec 17, 20254CA
GOLDEN SUNSHINE CORP3702865Aug 27, 2023Dec 3, 20247CA
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.
ZP54598CADAWNRAY TRADING INCAug 26, 2025Dec 17, 20254
YP49367UKGOLDEN SUNSHINE CORPDec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241
YP49367CAGOLDEN SUNSHINE CORPAug 27, 2023Oct 19, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026