Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEBG3GSHK9285 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenFeb 26, 2024
US
Last seenMay 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGEBG3GSHK9285
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
JGEBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
HK9285

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 · 1,201 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 1,201 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,201 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 26, 2024 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026TXI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES CARTER SA DE CV 446568810BC3P/MX
May 1, 2026USI · Full3TRANSPORTES CARTER SA DE CV 446568810BC3P/MX
Apr 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around4TRANSPORTES CARTER SA DE CV 446568810BC3P/MX
Mar 24, 2026USI · Full9TRANSPORTES CARTER SA DE CV 446568810BC3P/MX
Jul 13, 2024USIII · Driver-only1OOSMARIO ALBERTO RAMIREZ OROSCO 297799071ES6B/MX
Mar 1, 2024TXI · Full1MARIO ALBERTO RAMIREZ OROSCO 297799071ES6B/MX
Feb 29, 2024TXI · Full2MARIO ALBERTO RAMIREZ OROSCO 297799071ES6B/MX
Feb 26, 2024USI · Full2MARIO ALBERTO RAMIREZ OROSCO 297799071ES6B/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES CARTER SA DE CV4465688Mar 24, 2026May 18, 20264TA
MARIO ALBERTO RAMIREZ OROSCO2977990Feb 26, 2024Jul 13, 20244TA
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.
10BC3PMXTRANSPORTES CARTER SA DE CVMar 24, 2026May 18, 20264
71ES6BMXMARIO ALBERTO RAMIREZ OROSCOFeb 26, 2024Jul 13, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026