Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGBDV9GDHB8527 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Day cab
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenDec 11, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 4, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJGBDV9GDHB8527
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
JGBDV

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
HB8527

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 · 1,837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 1,837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,837 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 1,837 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 · Dec 11, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026USIII · Driver-only2ANDRES RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO 325450695ES4P/MX
Jul 23, 2026TXI · Full4ANDRES RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO 325450695ES4P/MX
Jul 1, 2026USII · Walk-around1ANDRES RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO 325450695ES4P/MX
Jun 8, 2026TXI · Full2ANDRES RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO 325450695ES4P/MX
Apr 21, 2026USI · Full9ANDRES RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO 325450695ES4P/MX
Apr 8, 2026USI · Full11ANDRES RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO 325450695ES4P/MX
Mar 23, 2026TXI · Full5OOSANDRES RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO 325450695ES4P/MX
Jul 2, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0DARLING INGREDIENTS INC 471318FY4608/IA
Feb 24, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0VALLEY PROTEINS LLC 3680747061PZ/VA
Dec 11, 2023NCII · Walk-around0VALLEY PROTEINS LLC 3680747061/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANDRES RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO3254506Mar 23, 2026Aug 4, 20267TA
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC471318Jul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241TX
VALLEY PROTEINS LLC36807Dec 11, 2023Feb 24, 20242TX
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.
95ES4PMX1ANDRES RODRIGUEZ CASTILLOMar 23, 2026Aug 4, 20267
FY4608IADARLING INGREDIENTS INCJul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241
47061PZVAVALLEY PROTEINS LLCFeb 24, 2024Feb 24, 20241
47061VAVALLEY PROTEINS LLCDec 11, 2023Dec 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026