Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner Columbia

1FVXA7CG9CDBL5432 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 20, 2024
MI
Last seenJan 16, 2026
NJ
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVXA7CG9CDBL5432
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2012
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
BL5432

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 · Feb 20, 2024 – Jan 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2026NJI · Full5TK LOGISTICS LLC 3907516RC14100/MI
Jul 16, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0TK LOGISTICS LLC 3907516RC14100/MI
Feb 10, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0CARDINAL MANUFACTURING SERVICES LLC 4073634RC14100/MI
Feb 20, 2024MII · Full0MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC 1625105RC14100/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TK LOGISTICS LLC3907516Jul 16, 2025Jan 16, 20262MI
CARDINAL MANUFACTURING SERVICES LLC4073634Feb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251MI
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC1625105Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241MI
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.
RC14100MITK LOGISTICS LLCJul 16, 2025Jan 16, 20262
RC14100MICARDINAL MANUFACTURING SERVICES LLCFeb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251
RC14100MIMIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026