Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR1GSHU9697 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections21
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 21
First seenAug 2, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 15, 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
3AKJGLDR1GSHU9697
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 14, 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
JGLDR

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
HU9697

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026CAI · Full3ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Jun 4, 2026CAI · Full6OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
May 18, 2026USI · Full3ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Apr 20, 2026AZII · Walk-around0ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Feb 11, 2026CAI · Full3ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Jan 22, 2026USI · Full2ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Jan 13, 2026CAII · Walk-around3ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Jan 12, 2026USI · Full6ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Dec 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around16ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Nov 20, 2025USI · Full8ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Sep 19, 2025USI · Full8OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Aug 21, 2025CAI · Full0ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Aug 14, 2025USI · Full2ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Aug 6, 2025CAI · Full4OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Aug 4, 2025USI · Full4ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Jun 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around2ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Jun 11, 2025USII · Walk-around5OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Mar 13, 2025CAI · Full0ALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Mar 13, 2025CAI · Full4OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 3425773ZP15406/CA
Aug 16, 2023ORIII · Driver-only0MTZ CO 3021544XP92275/CA
Aug 2, 2023AZII · Walk-around10OOSMTZ CO 3021544XP92275/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALFREDO ORTEGA3425773Mar 13, 2025Jul 15, 202619CA
MTZ CO3021544Aug 2, 2023Aug 16, 20232CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZP15406CA1ALFREDO ORTEGAMar 13, 2025Jul 15, 202619
XP92275CAMTZ COAug 2, 2023Aug 16, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026