Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner Columbia

1FVXA7CG3CDBF9415 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenAug 8, 2023
MS
Last seenMay 22, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1FVXA7CG3CDBF9415
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2012
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
BF9415

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 · 503 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 503 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 503 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Columbia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026MSIII · Driver-only4HOPSON TRUCKING LLC 38937211212928/AL
Apr 1, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2HOPSON TRUCKING LLC 38937211212928/AL
Jul 30, 2025TXI · Full8OOSHOPSON TRUCKING LLC 38937211212928/AL
May 12, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0HOPSON TRUCKING LLC 38937211212928/AL
Mar 11, 2025ARI · Full0HOPSON TRUCKING LLC 38937211212928/AL
Feb 4, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0HOPSON TRUCKING LLC 38937211212928/AL
Sep 23, 2024SCII · Walk-around1OOSHOPSON TRUCKING LLC 38937211212928/AL
Nov 8, 2023MSII · Walk-around0SOUTH'S TRUCKING LLC 331463767A0U3E/AL
Aug 8, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0SOUTH'S TRUCKING LLC 33146371190266/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOPSON TRUCKING LLC3893721Sep 23, 2024May 22, 20267AL
SOUTH'S TRUCKING LLC3314637Aug 8, 2023Nov 8, 20232AL
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.
1212928ALHOPSON TRUCKING LLCSep 23, 2024May 22, 20267
67A0U3EALSOUTH'S TRUCKING LLCNov 8, 2023Nov 8, 20231
1190266ALSOUTH'S TRUCKING LLCAug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026