Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGBDVXGDHL7253 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Day cab
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenFeb 19, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 16, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGBDVXGDHL7253
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 25, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HL7253

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 · Feb 19, 2024 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around3GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 690147R628816/TX
Feb 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSGULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 690147R628816/TX
Oct 22, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 690147R628816/TX
Jan 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 690147R628816/TX
Nov 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSGULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 690147R628816/TX
Sep 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around0GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 690147R628816/TX
Feb 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSGULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 690147R628816/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC690147Feb 19, 2024Jun 16, 20267TX
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.
R628816TX1GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INCFeb 19, 2024Jun 16, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026