Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBGDDV2GSHD6900 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenFeb 7, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 25, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
3AKBGDDV2GSHD6900
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
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
BGDDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
HD6900

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 · 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 7, 2024 – Jul 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around02 FAST TRANSPORTATION 39462389G74548/CA
Mar 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around22 FAST TRANSPORTATION 39462389G74548/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOS2 FAST TRANSPORTATION 39462389G74548/CA
Oct 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around52 FAST TRANSPORTATION 39462389G74548/CA
May 6, 2024CAI · Full02 FAST TRANSPORTATION 39462389G74548/CA
Apr 25, 2024CAI · Full32 FAST TRANSPORTATION 39462389G74548/CA
Feb 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around0MARCOS GARCIA 27121359G39828/CA
Feb 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around3MARCOS GARCIA 27121359G39828/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
2 FAST TRANSPORTATION3946238Apr 25, 2024Jul 25, 20256CA
MARCOS GARCIA2712135Feb 7, 2024Feb 24, 20242CA
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.
9G74548CA2 FAST TRANSPORTATIONApr 25, 2024Jul 25, 20256
9G39828CAMARCOS GARCIAFeb 7, 2024Feb 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026