Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner Columbia

1FVXA7CGXCDBP6197 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under4
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 25, 2024
LA
Last seenDec 16, 2025
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 14 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
1FVXA7CGXCDBP6197
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2012
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
BP6197

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 25, 2024 – Dec 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 16, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0BARKA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3265891R749945/TX
Oct 21, 2025LAII · Walk-around0BARKA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3265891R749945/TX
Aug 29, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1LINAT LOGISTICS LLC 3037338R749945/TX
Aug 7, 2025ARI · Full6OOSLINAT LOGISTICS LLC 3037338R749945/TX
Jun 18, 2025MSII · Walk-around3AMERICAN CAPITAL TRUCKING LLC 3130306R749945/TX
Oct 25, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1GIBSOM TRUCKING LLC 3778755R749945/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARKA TRANSPORTATION LLC3265891Oct 21, 2025Dec 16, 20252TX
LINAT LOGISTICS LLC3037338Aug 7, 2025Aug 29, 20252TX
AMERICAN CAPITAL TRUCKING LLC3130306Jun 18, 2025Jun 18, 20251TX
GIBSOM TRUCKING LLC3778755Oct 25, 2024Oct 25, 20241TX
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.
R749945TXBARKA TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 21, 2025Dec 16, 20252
R749945TXLINAT LOGISTICS LLCAug 7, 2025Aug 29, 20252
R749945TXAMERICAN CAPITAL TRUCKING LLCJun 18, 2025Jun 18, 20251
R749945TXGIBSOM TRUCKING LLCOct 25, 2024Oct 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026