Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG2GDHJ1818 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 23, 2023
IL
Last seenApr 12, 2026
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7CG2GDHJ1818
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
HJ1818

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 · Jul 23, 2023 – Apr 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 12, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0BROKEN ARROW TRANSPORT INC 29385631184129/AL
Dec 11, 2025KYII · Walk-around2BROKEN ARROW TRANSPORT INC 29385631184129/AL
Nov 24, 2024IAII · Walk-around5BROKEN ARROW TRANSPORT INC 29385631184129/AL
May 7, 2024MSII · Walk-around3OOSBROKEN ARROW TRANSPORT INC 29385631184129/AL
Nov 4, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0BROKEN ARROW TRANSPORT INC 29385631184129/AL
Oct 23, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0BROKEN ARROW TRANSPORT INC 29385631184129/AL
Jul 23, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0BROKEN ARROW TRANSPORT INC 29385631184129/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROKEN ARROW TRANSPORT INC2938563Jul 23, 2023Apr 12, 20267AL
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.
1184129ALBROKEN ARROW TRANSPORT INCJul 23, 2023Apr 12, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026