Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG6GSGY0071 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenDec 13, 2024
SD
Last seenApr 17, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
3AKJGLBG6GSGY0071
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 21, 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
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
GY0071

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 · Dec 13, 2024 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026MOI · Full5VYTAS EXPRESS INC 3772928P1310719/IL
Mar 2, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0VYTAS EXPRESS INC 3772928P1310719/IL
Jan 9, 2026INII · Walk-around0VYTAS EXPRESS INC 3772928P1310719/IL
Jul 5, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0NIKI EXPRESS INC 3218214NO PLATE/IL
Jan 23, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1NIKI EXPRESS INC 3218214P1104061/IL
Jan 20, 2025MAIII · Driver-only0NIKI EXPRESS INC 3218214P1104061/IL
Dec 20, 2024ARII · Walk-around3NIKI EXPRESS INC 3218214P1104061/IL
Dec 13, 2024SDIII · Driver-only3NIKI EXPRESS INC 3218214P1104061/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VYTAS EXPRESS INC3772928Jan 9, 2026Apr 17, 20263IL
NIKI EXPRESS INC3218214Dec 13, 2024Jul 5, 20255IL
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.
P1310719ILVYTAS EXPRESS INCJan 9, 2026Apr 17, 20263
NO PLATEILNIKI EXPRESS INCJul 5, 2025Jul 5, 20251
P1104061ILNIKI EXPRESS INCDec 13, 2024Jan 23, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026