Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG1GSHH8565 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 8, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 15, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJGLBG1GSHH8565
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 30, 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
JGLBG

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
HH8565

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 · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 8, 2023 – Aug 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 15, 2026NMII · Walk-around1FKC EXPRESS LLC 4426426ZP71227/CA
May 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around9OOSFKC EXPRESS LLC 4426426ZP71227/CA
Mar 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around2FKC EXPRESS LLC 4426426ZP71227/CA
May 1, 2024MIII · Walk-around2CKF EXPRESS CORPORATION 3658329YP32514/CA
Apr 5, 2024TNII · Walk-around1OOSCKF EXPRESS CORPORATION 3658329YP32514/UK
Sep 8, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0CKF EXPRESS CORPORATION 3658329YP32514/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FKC EXPRESS LLC4426426Mar 11, 2026Aug 15, 20263CA
CKF EXPRESS CORPORATION3658329Sep 8, 2023May 1, 20243CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZP71227CA1FKC EXPRESS LLCMar 11, 2026Aug 15, 20263
YP32514CACKF EXPRESS CORPORATIONSep 8, 2023May 1, 20242
YP32514UKCKF EXPRESS CORPORATIONApr 5, 2024Apr 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026