Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD51FSGA7678 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenDec 16, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 29, 2025
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
3AKJGLD51FSGA7678
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2015
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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
GA7678

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 · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 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
2015

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 16, 2023 – May 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0WESTERN TRANS LLC 3152351RP22470/WA
May 8, 2025CAI · Full0WESTERN TRANS LLC 3152351RP22470/WA
May 8, 2025CAI · Full3OOSWESTERN TRANS LLC 3152351RP22470/WA
Nov 26, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN EXPRESS LLC 2139122RP08365/WA
Sep 19, 2024CAI · Full1OOSGOLDEN EXPRESS LLC 2139122RP08365/WA
Sep 19, 2024CAI · Full0GOLDEN EXPRESS LLC 2139122RP08365/WA
Mar 28, 2024CAI · Full0GOLDEN EXPRESS LLC 2139122RP08365/WA
Feb 14, 2024ORII · Walk-around1OOSGOLDEN EXPRESS LLC 2139122RP08365/WA
Jan 4, 2024ORI · Full11OOSGOLDEN EXPRESS LLC 2139122RP08365/WA
Dec 17, 2023CAI · Full0GOLDEN EXPRESS LLC 2139122RP08365/WA
Dec 16, 2023CAI · Full4OOSGOLDEN EXPRESS LLC 2139122RP08365/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESTERN TRANS LLC3152351May 8, 2025May 29, 20253WA
GOLDEN EXPRESS LLC2139122Dec 16, 2023Nov 26, 20248WA
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.
RP22470WAWESTERN TRANS LLCMay 8, 2025May 29, 20253
RP08365WAGOLDEN EXPRESS LLCDec 16, 2023Nov 26, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026