Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7008LDLM9797 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 12, 2023
NY
Last seenMar 12, 2026
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7008LDLM9797
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2020
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LM9797

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
2020

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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1STEGER TRANSPORT INC 1273142FB4460/IA
Jul 9, 2025COI · Full0STEGER TRANSPORT INC 1273142FB4460/IA
May 26, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0STEGER TRANSPORT INC 1273142FB4460/IA
Jul 17, 2023INIII · Driver-only2STEGER TRANSPORT INC 1273142FB4460/IA
Jun 12, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0STEGER TRANSPORT INC 1273142FB4460/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEGER TRANSPORT INC1273142Jun 12, 2023Mar 12, 20265IA
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.
FB4460IASTEGER TRANSPORT INCJun 12, 2023Mar 12, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026