Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG1HDHY8486 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenMar 27, 2024
KY
Last seenMay 18, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3ALXA7CG1HDHY8486
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HY8486

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 · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 726 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
2017

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 · Mar 27, 2024 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0M&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164B0909HY/TN
May 4, 2026LAI · Full0M&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164B0909HY/TN
Jan 19, 2026AZII · Walk-around11OOSM&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164B0909HY/TN
Dec 14, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0UNITED VAN LINES LLC 77949P550047/IN
Jan 30, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0M&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164B0909HY/TN
Jan 6, 2025COII · Walk-around4M&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164B0909HY/TN
Jul 29, 2024TNI · Full1M&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164B0909HY/TN
Jul 21, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0M&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164B0909HY/TN
Mar 27, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1M&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164B0909HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&C TRANSPORT INC2206164Mar 27, 2024May 18, 20268TN
UNITED VAN LINES LLC77949Dec 14, 2025Dec 14, 20251MO
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.
B0909HYTNM&C TRANSPORT INCMar 27, 2024May 18, 20268
P550047INUNITED VAN LINES LLCDec 14, 2025Dec 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026