Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7006JDJK0497 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 25, 2024
OR
Last seenAug 6, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7006JDJK0497
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
XA700

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JK0497

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
2018

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 · Jun 25, 2024 – Aug 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around1MIDWEST TRANS LLC 207531745KT8M/MO
Jul 2, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1MIDWEST TRANS LLC 207531745KTM8M/MO
Feb 5, 2025NYII · Walk-around9OOSMIDWEST TRANS LLC 207531745KT8M/MO
Jun 25, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0MIDWEST TRANS LLC 2075317TEMP/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDWEST TRANS LLC2075317Jun 25, 2024Aug 6, 20254MO
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.
45KT8MMOMIDWEST TRANS LLCFeb 5, 2025Aug 6, 20252
45KTM8MMOMIDWEST TRANS LLCJul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251
TEMPMOMIDWEST TRANS LLCJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026