Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7004GDGX6853 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 16
First seenJan 10, 2024
AR
Last seenNov 13, 2025
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7004GDGX6853
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
XA700

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
GX6853

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 · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,382 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 · Jan 10, 2024 – Nov 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2025LAI · Full0BROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Jun 26, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1BROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Jun 16, 2025TXI · Full11OOSBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Mar 24, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2BROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Mar 14, 2025MSIII · Driver-only4OOSBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Mar 13, 2025MSIII · Driver-only2BROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Jan 24, 2025MSII · Walk-around0BROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Oct 25, 2024TNI · Full8OOSBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3154311120251/AL
Jul 18, 2024TNII · Walk-around1OOSBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
May 16, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0BROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/UK
May 3, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1OOSBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Mar 22, 2024TNI · Full4OOSBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Mar 5, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0BROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Feb 20, 2024ARII · Walk-around5OOSBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
Jan 12, 2024TNIII · Driver-only3BROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/UK
Jan 10, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1OOSBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC 31543111202514/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC3154311Jan 10, 2024Nov 13, 202516MS
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.
1202514ALBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 10, 2024Nov 13, 202513
120251ALBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 25, 2024Oct 25, 20241
1202514UKBROWN AND BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 12, 2024May 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026