Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEBG3HDHY6561 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections22
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 22
First seenJul 14, 2025
US
Last seenAug 5, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
3AKJGEBG3HDHY6561
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 14, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HY6561

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
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.

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 · Jul 14, 2025 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552548ES8L/MX
Jul 16, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552548ES8L/CI
Jun 30, 2026TXI · Full3LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552548ES8L/MX
Apr 27, 2026USIII · Driver-only0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552548ES8L/CI
Mar 31, 2026USIII · Driver-only0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552548ES8L/MX
Feb 9, 2026TXI · Full2LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552548ES8L/MX
Jan 8, 2026USI · Full2SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Jan 5, 2026USI · Full2OOSSERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/CI
Jan 5, 2026TXI · Full3SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/CI
Dec 31, 2025USI · Full1OOSSERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Dec 17, 2025TXI · Full4SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Nov 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Nov 11, 2025TXI · Full1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Nov 5, 2025USIII · Driver-only0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Oct 30, 2025TXI · Full7OOSSERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Oct 27, 2025USI · Full0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Oct 24, 2025USI · Full6OOSSERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Sep 30, 2025TXI · Full3SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/CI
Aug 14, 2025TXI · Full5SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Aug 5, 2025TXI · Full4SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/CI
Jul 29, 2025TXI · Full0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
Jul 14, 2025USI · Full0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522648ES8L/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIDER TRACK SA DE CV3535525Feb 9, 2026Aug 5, 20266CI
SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO725226Jul 14, 2025Jan 8, 202616CI
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.
48ES8LMX1LIDER TRACK SA DE CVFeb 9, 2026Aug 5, 20264
48ES8LCI1LIDER TRACK SA DE CVApr 27, 2026Jul 16, 20262
48ES8LMXSERGIO VARELA MALDONADOJul 14, 2025Jan 8, 202612
48ES8LCISERGIO VARELA MALDONADOAug 5, 2025Jan 5, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026