Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSGV4829 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 19, 2023
KY
Last seenAug 4, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJGLD53GSGV4829
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
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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
GV4829

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 · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026OHII · Walk-around0WARI TRANSPORTATION LLC 33589213807811/IN
Jul 28, 2026INII · Walk-around1OOSWARI TRANSPORTATION LLC 33589213807811/IN
Jan 15, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0MENH LLC 32346413807811/IN
May 5, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0MENH LLC 3234641R534555/TX
Oct 25, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1DAHLAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3604910R534555/TX
Sep 19, 2023KYI · Full0DAHLAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3604910R534555/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WARI TRANSPORTATION LLC3358921Jul 28, 2026Aug 4, 20262IN
MENH LLC3234641May 5, 2025Jan 15, 20262TX
DAHLAK TRANSPORTATION LLC3604910Sep 19, 2023Oct 25, 20232NC
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.
3807811IN1WARI TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 28, 2026Aug 4, 20262
3807811INMENH LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
R534555TXMENH LLCMay 5, 2025May 5, 20251
R534555TXDAHLAK TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 19, 2023Oct 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026