Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSGS9963 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenOct 1, 2023
OR
Last seenJul 19, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD53GSGS9963
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 16, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
GS9963

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 · Oct 1, 2023 – Jul 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2026CAI · Full0SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 3393262RP22238/WA
Jan 28, 2026CAI · Full1OOSSIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 3393262RP22238/WA
Jan 28, 2026CAI · Full0SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 3393262RP22238/WA
Dec 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 3393262RP22238/WA
Jul 30, 2025CAI · Full0SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 3393262RP22238/WA
Jul 10, 2025CAI · Full5OOSSIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 3393262RP22238/WA
Jul 10, 2025CAI · Full0SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 3393262RP22238/WA
Feb 25, 2025CAI · Full0SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 339326290711RP/WA
Feb 25, 2025CAI · Full1OOSSIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 339326290711RP/WA
Jan 30, 2025WAII · Walk-around2SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 339326290711RP/WA
Apr 17, 2024CAI · Full5SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 339326290711RP/WA
Dec 29, 2023ORIII · Driver-only2SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 339326290711RP/WA
Nov 9, 2023CAI · Full0SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 339326290711RP/WA
Oct 1, 2023ORIII · Driver-only0SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC 339326290711RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLC3393262Oct 1, 2023Jul 19, 202614WA
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.
RP22238WA1SIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 10, 2025Jul 19, 20267
90711RPWASIDHU TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 1, 2023Feb 25, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026