Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG0EDFW2581 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections27
all-time
OOS inspections11
of 27
First seenAug 16, 2023
US
Last seenAug 6, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7CG0EDFW2581
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2014
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FW2581

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 · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 726 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
2014

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
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 · Aug 16, 2023 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026TXI · Full4OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Jul 27, 2026USIII · Driver-only0AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Jul 22, 2026TXI · Full2AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Apr 30, 2026TXI · Full5OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Apr 13, 2026TXI · Full5AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Apr 7, 2026USI · Full5OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/TA
Mar 5, 2026TXI · Full2OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Dec 17, 2025TXI · Full2AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Nov 1, 2025USIII · Driver-only1AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Aug 6, 2025TXI · Full0AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Apr 11, 2025TXI · Full1AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Apr 10, 2025USII · Walk-around3OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Mar 18, 2025TXI · Full4OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Feb 25, 2025TXI · Full2OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Feb 12, 2025USI · Full3AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Jan 6, 2025TXI · Full6AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Nov 26, 2024USI · Full2AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Sep 19, 2024TXI · Full4OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Aug 21, 2024TXI · Full5OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Jul 16, 2024TXI · Full9OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Jul 12, 2024TXI · Full2AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Jun 4, 2024TXI · Full0AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
May 15, 2024USI · Full6AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Feb 16, 2024USI · Full2AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Nov 30, 2023USI · Full1AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/TA
Nov 20, 2023USI · Full3AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
Aug 16, 2023USI · Full7OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV 1421433324EM8/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CV1421433Aug 16, 2023Aug 6, 202627TA
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.
324EM8MX1AUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CVAug 16, 2023Aug 6, 202625
324EM8TAAUTOTRANSPORTES ZAROS SA DE CVNov 30, 2023Apr 7, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026