Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Freightliner Columbia

3ALHA6BG3DDFA6046 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 18
First seenJul 13, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 13, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALHA6BG3DDFA6046
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
FA6046

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
2013

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 13, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Jan 5, 2026USI · Full6TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Dec 22, 2025USII · Walk-around6OOSTSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Oct 27, 2025USI · Full2TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Jul 8, 2025USI · Full6OOSTSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Apr 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around2TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Feb 6, 2025USI · Full8OOSTSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Jan 31, 2025USI · Full15OOSTSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Jan 22, 2025USI · Full5TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Sep 27, 2024USII · Walk-around6TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
May 6, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Apr 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around3TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Apr 11, 2024TXI · Full16OOSTSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Apr 1, 2024USII · Walk-around5TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Feb 14, 2024USII · Walk-around2TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Dec 22, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Aug 24, 2023TXI · Full1TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
Jul 13, 2023TXIII · Driver-only0TSM CONNECT SA DE CV 2134155699ET1/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TSM CONNECT SA DE CV2134155Jul 13, 2023Aug 13, 202618CH
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.
699ET1MX1TSM CONNECT SA DE CVJul 13, 2023Aug 13, 202618
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026