Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEBG6GSHE6562 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 19, 2023
MI
Last seenNov 4, 2025
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGEBG6GSHE6562
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
Jul 12, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
HE6562

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 19, 2023 – Nov 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 4, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1SKYLINE EXPRESS III LLC 2858208RB40486/MI
Nov 14, 2024MII · Full4OOSSKYLINE EXPRESS III LLC 2858208RB40486/MI
Dec 14, 2023MIII · Walk-around2SKYLINE EXPRESS III LLC 2858208RB40486/MI
Jul 19, 2023MIII · Walk-around2OOSSKYLINE EXPRESS III LLC 2858208RB40486/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKYLINE EXPRESS III LLC2858208Jul 19, 2023Nov 4, 20254MI
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.
RB40486MISKYLINE EXPRESS III LLCJul 19, 2023Nov 4, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026