Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7BG9FDGN4615 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJan 16, 2024
FL
Last seenJan 22, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7BG9FDGN4615
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2015
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
XA7BG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GN4615

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 · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 16 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
2015

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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 16, 2024 – Jan 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0HOXHA EXPRESS INC 3553338XE812E/FL
May 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around0AKA EXPRESS TRANS INC 2409161XE816E/FL
Jan 22, 2024ALII · Walk-around1COVENANT LOGISTICS INC 3462264AB91RA/FL
Jan 16, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0COVENANT LOGISTICS INC 3462264AB91RA/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOXHA EXPRESS INC3553338Jan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261IA
AKA EXPRESS TRANS INC2409161May 9, 2025May 9, 20251FL
COVENANT LOGISTICS INC3462264Jan 16, 2024Jan 22, 20242FL
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.
XE812EFLHOXHA EXPRESS INCJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
XE816EFLAKA EXPRESS TRANS INCMay 9, 2025May 9, 20251
AB91RAFLCOVENANT LOGISTICS INCJan 16, 2024Jan 22, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026