Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Freightliner

3AKYDSEBXWYA53497 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 1, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 28, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKYDSEBXWYA53497
Make
Freightliner
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2028
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
YDSEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
A53497

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2028

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 1, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around3JUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGAS 345557616BC5J/GJ
Jul 22, 2026TXI · Full17OOSJUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGAS 345557616BC5J/GJ
Jul 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around7JUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGAS 345557616BC5J/GJ
Jun 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around13JUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGAS 345557616BC5J/GJ
Jun 9, 2026TXI · Full28OOSJUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGAS 345557616BC5J/GJ
May 26, 2026TXIII · Driver-only2JUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGAS 345557616BC5J/MX
Dec 1, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1JUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGAS 345557616BC5J/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGAS3455576Dec 1, 2024Jul 28, 20267GJ
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.
16BC5JGJ1JUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGASJun 9, 2026Jul 28, 20265
16BC5JMXJUAN RUBEN PALOMARES VARGASDec 1, 2024May 26, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026