Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD51FSGA8507 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 15, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 30, 2026
NM
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
3AKJGLD51FSGA8507
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 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
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
GA8507

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 · Jul 15, 2023 – May 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 30, 2026NMI · Full5OOSRAUL A PEREZ JR 4013821ZP45693/CA
May 30, 2026NMI · Full5OOSRAUL A PEREZ JR 4013821ZP45693/CA
Feb 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around2RAUL A PEREZ JR 4013821ZP45693/CA
Jan 16, 2025AZII · Walk-around2RAUL A PEREZ JR 4013821ZP45693/CA
Jan 9, 2024NVIII · Driver-only2LEMAD FREIGHT INC 1711771YP84118/CA
Jul 15, 2023CAI · Full0LEMAD FREIGHT INC 1711771YP84118/CA
Jul 15, 2023CAI · Full1OOSLEMAD FREIGHT INC 1711771YP84118/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAUL A PEREZ JR4013821Jan 16, 2025May 30, 20264CA
LEMAD FREIGHT INC1711771Jul 15, 2023Jan 9, 20243CA
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.
ZP45693CA1RAUL A PEREZ JRJan 16, 2025May 30, 20264
YP84118CALEMAD FREIGHT INCJul 15, 2023Jan 9, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026