Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD52GSGU1215 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 21, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 16, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJGLD52GSGU1215
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 30, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
GU1215

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 · Sep 21, 2023 – Jun 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2025AZII · Walk-around4OOSCHASE TRUCKING 414515586212A/NV
Mar 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1FORMOSA TRANSPORTATION 390158886212A/NV
Nov 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around0FORMOSA TRANSPORTATION 390158886212A/NV
Jan 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around1FORMOSA TRANSPORTATION 3901588YP75710/CA
Sep 21, 2023CAI · Full11OOSMORNING STAR TRANSPORT INC 3478991YP75710/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHASE TRUCKING4145155Jun 16, 2025Jun 16, 20251CA
FORMOSA TRANSPORTATION3901588Jan 26, 2024Mar 20, 20253NV
MORNING STAR TRANSPORT INC3478991Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231CA
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.
86212ANVCHASE TRUCKINGJun 16, 2025Jun 16, 20251
86212ANVFORMOSA TRANSPORTATIONNov 12, 2024Mar 20, 20252
YP75710CAFORMOSA TRANSPORTATIONJan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241
YP75710CAMORNING STAR TRANSPORT INCSep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026