Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7BD9GDHS1897 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 29, 2025
SC
Last seenJun 27, 2026
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7BD9GDHS1897
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
XA7BD

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
HS1897

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 · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 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 · Jul 29, 2025 – Jun 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2026IAII · Walk-around0WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC 20187549049Z/WI
Apr 26, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC 201875T490497/WI
Jul 29, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC 20187549049Z/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC201875Jul 29, 2025Jun 27, 20263WI
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.
49049ZWI1WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INCJul 29, 2025Jun 27, 20262
T490497WIWINDY HILL FOLIAGE INCApr 26, 2026Apr 26, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026