Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR6GSGX0512 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenOct 5, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 28, 2026
NV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJGLDR6GSGX0512
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 25, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GX0512

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 · Oct 5, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026NVII · Walk-around10FLAME FREIGHT LLC 4091317D85669H/WA
Nov 22, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 175489181461RP/WA
Aug 7, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 175489181461RP/WA
Jun 18, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 175489181461RP/WA
May 1, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 175489181461RP/WA
Dec 27, 2023WAII · Walk-around2OOSNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 175489181461RP/WA
Oct 5, 2023WAI · Full0NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 175489181461RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLAME FREIGHT LLC4091317Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261WA
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC1754891Oct 5, 2023Nov 22, 20246WA
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.
D85669HWA1FLAME FREIGHT LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
81461RPWANATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCOct 5, 2023Nov 22, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026