Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKNGBDV8HSJG9978 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Day cab
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 27, 2024
WA
Last seenJul 8, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKNGBDV8HSJG9978
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
Aug 2, 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
NGBDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JG9978

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 · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 27, 2024 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026SDII · Walk-around1OOSNORTHWEST CONCRETE CUTTING CORP 923256PR53359/SD
May 8, 2025SDII · Walk-around0—NORTHWEST CONCRETE CUTTING CORP 923256PR53359/SD
Mar 27, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1—TRI PAK INC 329910C99457T/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHWEST CONCRETE CUTTING CORP923256May 8, 2025Jul 8, 20262SD
TRI PAK INC329910Mar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241WA
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.
PR53359SD1NORTHWEST CONCRETE CUTTING CORPMay 8, 2025 → Jul 8, 20262
C99457TWA—TRI PAK INCMar 27, 2024 → Mar 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026