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2013 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG5DDFD3703 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJul 12, 2023
PA
Last seenFeb 20, 2025
OH
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7CG5DDFD3703
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2013
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
FD3703

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
2013

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 12, 2023 – Feb 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2025OHII · Walk-around4OOSGOLD COST EXPRESS LLC 3410119PWN5041/OH
Feb 10, 2025INII · Walk-around2GOLD COST EXPRESS LLC 3410119PWN5041/OH
Jul 12, 2023PAII · Walk-around13OOSGOLD COST EXPRESS LLC 3410119PWN5041/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLD COST EXPRESS LLC3410119Jul 12, 2023Feb 20, 20253OH
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.
PWN5041OHGOLD COST EXPRESS LLCJul 12, 2023Feb 20, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026