Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG5GSHT6842 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 17
First seenAug 1, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 13, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLBG5GSHT6842
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 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
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HT6842

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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026CAI · Full0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Jan 12, 2026CAI · Full1OOSVALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Dec 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Jul 28, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Jun 27, 2025USII · Walk-around3OOSVALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Jun 16, 2025USI · Full3VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
May 5, 2025USII · Walk-around2VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Jan 30, 2025CAI · Full0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Jun 3, 2024CAI · Full0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Feb 26, 2024NMII · Walk-around1VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Jan 17, 2024USI · Full0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Dec 11, 2023USI · Full0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Nov 20, 2023CAII · Walk-around0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Sep 21, 2023CAI · Full0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Sep 7, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Aug 1, 2023CAI · Full0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
Aug 1, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC 822809R422121/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC822809Aug 1, 2023Jan 13, 202617TX
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.
R422121TXVALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLCAug 1, 2023Jan 13, 202617
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026