Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG8GDGR5348 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 10
First seenJul 24, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 6, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7CG8GDGR5348
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
GR5348

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 24, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026TXI · Full10TEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 38268741N68494/TX
Mar 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around6TEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 38268741N68494/TX
Aug 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSTEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 38268741N68494/TX
May 19, 2025TXI · Full9OOSTEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 38268741N68494/TX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full13OOSTEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 38268741N68494/TX
Apr 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSTEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 38268741N68494/TX
Apr 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around5TEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 38268741N68494/TX
Aug 13, 2024TXI · Full13OOSTEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 3826874VBY3877/TX
Aug 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around3TEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 38268741N47854/TX
Jul 24, 2023TXI · Full17OOSTEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC 38268741N47854/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLC3826874Jul 24, 2023May 6, 202610TX
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.
1N68494TXTEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLCApr 14, 2025May 6, 20267
VBY3877TXTEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLCAug 13, 2024Aug 13, 20241
1N47854TXTEXAS SPECIALTY STEEL LLCJul 24, 2023Aug 21, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026