Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG4GDHB8166 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenApr 16, 2024
MD
Last seenJan 12, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
3ALXA7CG4GDHB8166
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
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
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
HB8166

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
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 · Apr 16, 2024 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026KYIII · Driver-only4HELU EXPRESS LLC 3652767A001583/SC
May 16, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1MELODY TRUCKING LLC 3732168A001583/SC
Apr 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around2MELODY TRUCKING LLC 3732168A001583/SC
May 27, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1ANT TRANSPORT LLC 3471759A001583/SC
Apr 16, 2024MDII · Walk-around1OOSANT TRANSPORT LLC 3471759P761175/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HELU EXPRESS LLC3652767Jan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261TX
MELODY TRUCKING LLC3732168Apr 21, 2025May 16, 20252CA
ANT TRANSPORT LLC3471759Apr 16, 2024May 27, 20242TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
A001583SCHELU EXPRESS LLCJan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261
A001583SCMELODY TRUCKING LLCApr 21, 2025May 16, 20252
A001583SCANT TRANSPORT LLCMay 27, 2024May 27, 20241
P761175SCANT TRANSPORT LLCApr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026