Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBGXGSHD1969 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenOct 31, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJGLBGXGSHD1969
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 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
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HD1969

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 · Oct 31, 2023 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026CAI · Full7OOSNATURAL LOGISTICS INC 21657059G38809/CA
Jun 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around5OOSCHAINS BROS LOGISTICS INC 33956869G38809/CA
Jan 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around2CHAINS BROS LOGISTICS INC 33956869G38809/CA
Nov 15, 2024CAI · Full4OOSCHAINS BROS LOGISTICS INC 33956869G38809/CA
May 29, 2024CAI · Full3OOSCHAINS BROS LOGISTICS INC 33956869G38809/CA
May 29, 2024CAI · Full2CHAINS BROS LOGISTICS INC 33956869G38809/CA
Feb 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around6OOSCHAINS BROS LOGISTICS INC 33956869G38809/CA
Oct 31, 2023CAII · Walk-around1CHAINS BROS LOGISTICS INC 33956869G38809/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATURAL LOGISTICS INC2165705Aug 28, 2026Aug 28, 20261CA
CHAINS BROS LOGISTICS INC3395686Oct 31, 2023Jun 17, 20257CA
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.
9G38809CA1NATURAL LOGISTICS INCAug 28, 2026Aug 28, 20261
9G38809CACHAINS BROS LOGISTICS INCOct 31, 2023Jun 17, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026