Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7002GDHA3298 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 20, 2023
GA
Last seenDec 12, 2025
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7002GDHA3298
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
XA700

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
HA3298

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 · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,382 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 20, 2023 – Dec 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 12, 2025SCII · Walk-around2OOSA & K EXPRESS INC 1908167XE511U/FL
Oct 14, 2025FLI · Full0A & K EXPRESS INC 1908167XE511U/FL
Feb 27, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0A & K EXPRESS INC 1908167XC695B/FL
Dec 11, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0A & K EXPRESS INC 1908167XC695B/FL
Jun 20, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1A & K EXPRESS INC 1908167AB04XG/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A & K EXPRESS INC1908167Jun 20, 2023Dec 12, 20255FL
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.
XE511UFLA & K EXPRESS INCOct 14, 2025Dec 12, 20252
XC695BFLA & K EXPRESS INCDec 11, 2024Feb 27, 20252
AB04XGFLA & K EXPRESS INCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026