Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDV4GSFN0654 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenMay 3, 2024
MD
Last seenApr 11, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJGHDV4GSFN0654
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 17, 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
JGHDV

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
FN0654

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 · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 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 · May 3, 2024 – Apr 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around0OLD PAL TRANSPORTATION INC 2736465ZP83351/CA
Aug 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSHWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
Aug 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around1HWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
Jul 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSHWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
Jul 1, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0HWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
Jun 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around0HWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
Feb 5, 2025NJII · Walk-around3HWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
Dec 30, 2024NYIII · Driver-only2OOSHWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
Oct 28, 2024NJII · Walk-around2HWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
Sep 16, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2HWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
May 3, 2024MDII · Walk-around3OOSHWH EXPRESS INC 2446965XP46686/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OLD PAL TRANSPORTATION INC2736465Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 20261CA
HWH EXPRESS INC2446965May 3, 2024Aug 29, 202510CA
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.
ZP83351CAOLD PAL TRANSPORTATION INCApr 11, 2026Apr 11, 20261
XP46686CAHWH EXPRESS INCMay 3, 2024Aug 29, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026