Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG2GDGS5196 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenNov 30, 2023
MO
Last seenAug 25, 2025
SD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7CG2GDGS5196
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
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
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
GS5196

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
2016

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 30, 2023 – Aug 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2025SDII · Walk-around0ARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLC 1114918K803809/AR
Jul 8, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1ARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLC 1114918K803809/AR
Mar 17, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0ARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLC 1114918K803809/AR
Jan 26, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0ARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLC 1114918K803809/AR
Oct 20, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0ARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLC 1114918K803809/AR
May 22, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0ARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLC 1114918K803809/AR
Dec 11, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0ARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLC 1114918K803809/AR
Nov 30, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0ARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLC 1114918K803809/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLC1114918Nov 30, 2023Aug 25, 20258AR
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.
K803809ARARK-MO TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 30, 2023Aug 25, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026