Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGLD51GSGC5318 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 15
First seenJun 22, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 26, 2026
NV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKGGLD51GSGC5318
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 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
GGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
GC5318

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 · 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 517 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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Mar 18, 2026CAI · Full3ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Jan 27, 2026CAII · Walk-around1ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Jan 22, 2026AZII · Walk-around0ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Sep 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Aug 1, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Apr 8, 2025UTIII · Driver-only2OOSALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Feb 24, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Dec 25, 2024NVII · Walk-around0ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Dec 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Sep 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Jan 31, 2024IDIII · Driver-only1ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Jan 10, 2024CAI · Full0ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Jul 20, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
Jun 22, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0ALIEN TRUCKER LLC 3684742YP71049/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALIEN TRUCKER LLC3684742Jun 22, 2023Mar 26, 202615CA
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.
YP71049CAALIEN TRUCKER LLCJun 22, 2023Mar 26, 202615
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026