Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG7EDFM5860 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJan 21, 2024
UT
Last seenDec 2, 2025
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7CG7EDFM5860
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2014
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FM5860

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
2014

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 21, 2024 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1OOSGENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3501568R1434HY/TN
Sep 24, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0GENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3501568R1434HY/TN
May 28, 2025MTI · Full6OOSGENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3501568R1434HY/TN
Jul 25, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0GENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 3501568R143HY/TN
Jan 21, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0GENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 350156821434HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC3501568Jan 21, 2024Dec 2, 20255TN
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.
R1434HYTNGENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLCMay 28, 2025Dec 2, 20253
R143HYTNGENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLCJul 25, 2024Jul 25, 20241
21434HYTNGENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLCJan 21, 2024Jan 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026