Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEDV4GDGZ3493 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenNov 14, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 20, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGEDV4GDGZ3493
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 30, 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
JGEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
GZ3493

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 · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 14, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around7URBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLC 35771541N34542/TX
Jul 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around15OOSURBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLC 357715433R851N/TX
Feb 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around12OOSURBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLC 35771541N34542/TX
Jan 6, 2026TXI · Full24OOSURBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLC 3577154240543N/TX
Feb 27, 2025TXI · Full7OOSURBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLC 35771541N34542/TX
Jan 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around0URBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLC 357715423N900M/TX
Nov 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around4URBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLC 357715430S844M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
URBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLC3577154Nov 14, 2024Jul 20, 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.
1N34542TX1URBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLCFeb 27, 2025Jul 20, 20263
33R851NTX1URBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLCJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261
240543NTXURBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLCJan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261
23N900MTXURBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
30S844MTXURBAN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS LLCNov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026