Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG3HDJG9705 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 16, 2023
MI
Last seenMar 20, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7CG3HDJG9705
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
JG9705

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 16, 2023 – Mar 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2025PAIII · Driver-only4LUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATION 45937AH50291/PA
Mar 10, 2025NJII · Walk-around0LUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATION 45937AH50291/PA
Sep 17, 2024PAI · Full0LUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATION 45937AH50291/PA
Apr 30, 2024PAI · Full3LUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATION 45937AH50291/PA
Jan 12, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1LUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATION 45937PT282T7/PA
Nov 16, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1LUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATION 45937AG48257/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATION45937Nov 16, 2023Mar 20, 20256PA
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.
AH50291PALUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATIONApr 30, 2024Mar 20, 20254
PT282T7PALUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATIONJan 12, 2024Jan 12, 20241
AG48257PALUCAS TRUCKING CORPORATIONNov 16, 2023Nov 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026