Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR2HSHZ6495 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenAug 3, 2023
NV
Last seenMar 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJGLDR2HSHZ6495
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2017
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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HZ6495

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
2017

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 3, 2023 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026CAI · Full0GOLDEN STAR TRANSPORT INC 1814462YP98066/CA
Jan 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN STAR TRANSPORT INC 1814462YP98066/CA
Nov 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around6GOLDEN STAR TRANSPORT INC 1814462YP98066/CA
Oct 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN STAR TRANSPORT INC 1814462YP98066/CA
Sep 26, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN STAR TRANSPORT INC 1814462YP98066/CA
Sep 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN STAR TRANSPORT INC 1814462YP98066/CA
Jul 31, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN STAR TRANSPORT INC 1814462YP98066/CA
Feb 21, 2024CAI · Full0NORTH AMERICAN CARRIER INC 2340489YP16120/CA
Feb 20, 2024CAI · Full1OOSNORTH AMERICAN CARRIER INC 2340489YP16120/CA
Feb 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0NORTH AMERICAN CARRIER INC 2340489YP16120/CA
Jan 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0NORTH AMERICAN CARRIER INC 2340489YP16120/CA
Aug 23, 2023CAI · Full0NORTH AMERICAN CARRIER INC 2340489YP16120/CA
Aug 3, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0NORTH AMERICAN CARRIER INC 2340489YP16120/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN STAR TRANSPORT INC1814462Jul 31, 2024Mar 12, 20267CA
NORTH AMERICAN CARRIER INC2340489Aug 3, 2023Feb 21, 20246CA
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.
YP98066CAGOLDEN STAR TRANSPORT INCJul 31, 2024Mar 12, 20267
YP16120CANORTH AMERICAN CARRIER INCAug 3, 2023Feb 21, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026