Factory build sheet

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

Build 3AKBGDD5-E · 14.8L 6cyl · Truck-Tractor

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3AKBGDD5 and position 10 reads E. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Cascadia whose VIN starts 3AKBGDD5 and carries E in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 11 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 11 known VINs

Factory specification

As filed by Freightliner with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
14.8 L
Cylinders
6
Configuration
In-Line
Engine model
Detroit Diesel DD15 EV
Fuel type
Diesel

Drivetrain

Drive type
4x2
Brake system
Air

Body & chassis

Body class
Truck-Tractor
NHTSA body type
TRUCK
Cab type
MDHD: Conventional
Manufacturer
DAIMLER VEHÍCULOS COMERCIALES MÉXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 7
GVWR
26,001–33,000 lb

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 3AK DAIMLER VEHÍCULOS COMERCIALES MÉXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V. · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 BGDD5 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 E Model year — 2014
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

11 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 3AKBGDD5-E shares the specification above.

  • 11 Known VINs

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 11 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.