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2012 Freightliner Columbia

1FVXA7CG1CDBL5425 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 13, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 19, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVXA7CG1CDBL5425
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2012
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BL5425

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 · 503 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 503 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 503 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
2012

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 13, 2025 – Aug 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOS18 EXPRESS INC 2022257R788359/TX
Jul 23, 2026LAIII · Driver-only118 EXPRESS INC 2022257R788359/TX
Jul 3, 2026FLIII · Driver-only118 EXPRESS INC 2022257R788359/TX
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around218 EXPRESS INC 2022257R788359/TX
Sep 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around518 EXPRESS INC 2022257R788359/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
18 EXPRESS INC2022257Sep 13, 2025Aug 19, 20265TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R788359TX118 EXPRESS INCSep 13, 2025Aug 19, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026