Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD51GSHC2976 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJul 29, 2023
MN
Last seenJun 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJGLD51GSHC2976
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 18, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HC2976

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 29, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026CAI · Full1KOPF LEASING INCORPORATED 17571673951206/IN
Dec 8, 2025SDII · Walk-around0INTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098RC33902/MI
May 4, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1INTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098RC33902/MI
Feb 21, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0INTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098RCS33902/MI
Dec 3, 2024TNII · Walk-around1INTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098RC33902/MI
May 30, 2024MTI · Full0INTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098RC33902/MI
Feb 29, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1INTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098RC33902/MI
Jan 11, 2024MOI · Full0INTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098RC33902/MI
Nov 7, 2023MIIII · Driver-only0INTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098TEMP/MI
Sep 20, 2023WYIII · Driver-only1INTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098RC09160/MS
Jul 29, 2023MNI · Full2OOSINTERNATTIONAL INC 1869098RC09160/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOPF LEASING INCORPORATED1757167Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261IN
INTERNATTIONAL INC1869098Jul 29, 2023Dec 8, 202510MI
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.
3951206IN1KOPF LEASING INCORPORATEDJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261
RC33902MIINTERNATTIONAL INCJan 11, 2024Dec 8, 20256
RCS33902MIINTERNATTIONAL INCFeb 21, 2025Feb 21, 20251
TEMPMIINTERNATTIONAL INCNov 7, 2023Nov 7, 20231
RC09160MSINTERNATTIONAL INCSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
RC09160MIINTERNATTIONAL INCJul 29, 2023Jul 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026