Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner Columbia

1FVXA7CG6CLBD9486 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 23, 2023
AR
Last seenJul 15, 2025
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVXA7CG6CLBD9486
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2012
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BD9486

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 · 503 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 503 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 503 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
2012

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Jul 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2025INIII · Driver-only1MTL TRUCKING LLC 2960119V7027HY/TN
Nov 23, 2024ALII · Walk-around2GT WORLDWIDE TRANSPORT INC 1907589P1257641/IL
Aug 23, 2023ARI · Full4OOS2K LOGISTICS LLC 2955201N8781HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTL TRUCKING LLC2960119Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251MS
GT WORLDWIDE TRANSPORT INC1907589Nov 23, 2024Nov 23, 20241PA
2K LOGISTICS LLC2955201Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231TN
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.
V7027HYTNMTL TRUCKING LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
P1257641ILGT WORLDWIDE TRANSPORT INCNov 23, 2024Nov 23, 20241
N8781HYTN2K LOGISTICS LLCAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026