Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG9GDHC8157 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 13, 2025
WI
Last seenNov 18, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
3ALXA7CG9GDHC8157
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
HC8157

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 13, 2025 – Nov 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2025INII · Walk-around1OOSBAKARO BRO LLC 3081895PAW9281/MN
Jul 9, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1JALWO TRUCKING LLC 2262701PAW2700/MN
Apr 13, 2025WIIII · Driver-only0JALWO TRUCKING LLC 2262701PAW2700/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAKARO BRO LLC3081895Nov 18, 2025Nov 18, 20251MN
JALWO TRUCKING LLC2262701Apr 13, 2025Jul 9, 20252MN
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.
PAW9281MNBAKARO BRO LLCNov 18, 2025Nov 18, 20251
PAW2700MNJALWO TRUCKING LLCApr 13, 2025Jul 9, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026