Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD5XGSGW1843 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenSep 19, 2023
VA
Last seenNov 5, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJGLD5XGSGW1843
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 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
GW1843

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 19, 2023 – Nov 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0HAPPY ROADLINES INC 4214540YP96732/CA
Oct 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSHAPPY ROADLINES INC 4214540YP96732/CA
Jul 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0HAPPY ROADLINES INC 4214540YP96732/CA
Apr 4, 2025CAI · Full4OOSHAPPY ROADLINES INC 4214540YP96732/CA
Mar 7, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2HAPPY ROADLINES INC 4214540YP96732/CA
Jan 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1HAPPY ROADLINES INC 4214540YP96732/CA
Aug 14, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HAPPY ROADLINES INC 4214540YP96732/CA
Jun 30, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HAPPY ROADLINES INC 4214540YP96732/CA
Feb 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around0GOLDEN FREIGHTLINES INC 3584231YP96732/CA
Oct 10, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN FREIGHTLINES INC 3584231YP96732/CA
Sep 19, 2023VAIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN FREIGHTLINES INC 3584231YP96732/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAPPY ROADLINES INC4214540Jun 30, 2024Nov 5, 20258CA
GOLDEN FREIGHTLINES INC3584231Sep 19, 2023Feb 1, 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.
YP96732CAHAPPY ROADLINES INCJun 30, 2024Nov 5, 20258
YP96732CAGOLDEN FREIGHTLINES INCSep 19, 2023Feb 1, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026