Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CGXGDGS5107 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenSep 22, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 13, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7CGXGDGS5107
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
GS5107

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 · Sep 22, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026OHI · Full9OOSEASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A524682/MS
Feb 26, 2026TNII · Walk-around0EASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A524682/MS
Feb 5, 2026LAII · Walk-around1OOSEASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A524682/MS
Jan 4, 2026ARI · Full8OOSEASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A524682/MS
May 27, 2025NJII · Walk-around0EASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A524682/MS
Apr 22, 2025VAII · Walk-around5EASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A524682/MS
Aug 22, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1EASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A524682/MS
Nov 2, 2023ALII · Walk-around2EASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A492559/MS
Nov 1, 2023LAIII · Driver-only1EASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A492559/MS
Sep 22, 2023TNIII · Driver-only1EASTERN EXPRESS INC 3423001A4992559/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTERN EXPRESS INC3423001Sep 22, 2023May 13, 202610MS
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.
A524682MSEASTERN EXPRESS INCAug 22, 2024May 13, 20267
A492559MSEASTERN EXPRESS INCNov 1, 2023Nov 2, 20232
A4992559MSEASTERN EXPRESS INCSep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026