Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG8HDHY8890 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 12, 2023
SC
Last seenJun 24, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3ALXA7CG8HDHY8890
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HY8890

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0SWARTZ ENTERPRISES LLC 1816185P1228444/IL
Jun 24, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0SWARTZ ENTERPRISES LLC 1816185P1228444/IL
May 17, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0HIDDEN RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 2942887P1228444/IL
Sep 12, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1SWARTZ ENTERPRISES LLC 1816185P1007747/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SWARTZ ENTERPRISES LLC1816185Sep 12, 2023Jun 24, 20263GA
HIDDEN RIVER TRANSPORT LLC2942887May 17, 2025May 17, 20251MI
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.
P1228444IL1SWARTZ ENTERPRISES LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20262
P1228444ILHIDDEN RIVER TRANSPORT LLCMay 17, 2025May 17, 20251
P1007747ILSWARTZ ENTERPRISES LLCSep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026