Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7003HDHW6531 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJan 17, 2024
SC
Last seenDec 31, 2025
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7003HDHW6531
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
3AL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XA700

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HW6531

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 · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,382 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
2017

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 · Jan 17, 2024 – Dec 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 31, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0STEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLC 2822291P879423/SC
Dec 16, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0STEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLC 2822291P879423/SC
Dec 11, 2025SCII · Walk-around4OOSSTEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLC 2822291P879423/SC
Jul 24, 2024SCII · Walk-around2STEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLC 2822291P879423/SC
Jul 1, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0STEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLC 2822291P879423/SC
Feb 1, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0STEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLC 2822291PS30029/SC
Jan 17, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0STEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLC 2822291PS30029/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLC2822291Jan 17, 2024Dec 31, 20257SC
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.
P879423SCSTEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLCJul 1, 2024Dec 31, 20255
PS30029SCSTEVE THOMASSON PULPWOOD LLCJan 17, 2024Feb 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026