Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALHA6BG8GDHP9251 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 26, 2024
US
Last seenMay 21, 2025
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALHA6BG8GDHP9251
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
HA6BG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HP9251

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 · 23 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 23 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 23 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
Truck

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 · Aug 26, 2024 – May 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2025USII · Walk-around0PROGRESO MOVIL SA DE CV 311530901BG1L/MX
Dec 18, 2024USII · Walk-around0PROGRESO MOVIL SA DE CV 311530901BG1L/MX
Sep 25, 2024USII · Walk-around0PROGRESO MOVIL SA DE CV 311530901BG1L/MX
Aug 26, 2024USII · Walk-around0PROGRESO MOVIL SA DE CV 311530901BG1L/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROGRESO MOVIL SA DE CV3115309Aug 26, 2024May 21, 20254TA
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.
01BG1LMXPROGRESO MOVIL SA DE CVAug 26, 2024May 21, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026