Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG1GSHD2668 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 10, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJGLBG1GSHD2668
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 20, 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
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
HD2668

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 · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% 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 · Jul 10, 2023 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026CAI · Full1GOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INC 27654439G15324/CA
May 12, 2026CAI · Full2GOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INC 27654439G15324/CA
Feb 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2GOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INC 27654439G15324/CA
Feb 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around1GOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INC 27654439G15324/CA
Dec 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INC 27654439G15324/CA
Sep 9, 2025CAI · Full2GOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INC 27654439G15324/CA
Jan 23, 2025CAI · Full1GOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INC 27654439G15324/CA
Jul 30, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INC 27654439G15324/CA
Jul 10, 2023CAI · Full4OOSDECO FREIGHTLINES INC 32435759G15324/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INC2765443Jul 30, 2023May 26, 20268CA
DECO FREIGHTLINES INC3243575Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 20231CA
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.
9G15324CAGOLDEN STATE FREIGHTLINES INCJul 30, 2023May 26, 20268
9G15324CADECO FREIGHTLINES INCJul 10, 2023Jul 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026