Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5HSHG6273 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenFeb 15, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 8, 2026
NV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR5HSHG6273
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 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HG6273

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 15, 2024 – Sep 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0—THOMPSON NSD TRUCKING LLC 1281387YP38742/CA
Jul 21, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0—THOMPSON NSD TRUCKING LLC 1281387YP38742/CA
Jun 20, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0—THOMPSON NSD TRUCKING LLC 1281387YP38742/CA
Feb 9, 2026WAII · Walk-around1—DESERT EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLC 2445175YP38742/CA
Nov 25, 2025CAI · Full0—DESERT EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLC 2445175YP38742/CA
Nov 4, 2025CAI · Full2OOSDESERT EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLC 2445175YP38742/CA
Jun 9, 2025MOI · Full3—THOMPSON NSD TRUCKING LLC 1281387YP38742/CA
Apr 3, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0—THOMPSON NSD TRUCKING LLC 1281387YP38742/CA
Jun 12, 2024MOII · Walk-around0—THOMPSON NSD TRUCKING LLC 1281387YP38742/CA
Feb 15, 2024CAI · Full3OOSBGD FREIGHT INC 2873481YP38742/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMPSON NSD TRUCKING LLC1281387Jun 12, 2024Sep 8, 20266CA
DESERT EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLC2445175Nov 4, 2025Feb 9, 20263NV
BGD FREIGHT INC2873481Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241NV
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.
YP38742CA1THOMPSON NSD TRUCKING LLCJun 12, 2024 → Sep 8, 20266
YP38742CA—DESERT EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 4, 2025 → Feb 9, 20263
YP38742CA—BGD FREIGHT INCFeb 15, 2024 → Feb 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026