Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7008EDFK8704 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenNov 16, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 25, 2026
NM
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7008EDFK8704
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2014
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FK8704

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
2014

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
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 · Nov 16, 2023 – Aug 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2026NMI · Full6OOSCESAR VARGAS 3500865R795759/TX
Jul 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around2CESAR VARGAS 3500865R795759/TX
Mar 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around0CESAR VARGAS 3500865R795759/TX
Jan 22, 2026COII · Walk-around3CESAR VARGAS 3500865R795759/TX
Sep 23, 2025COII · Walk-around4OOSCESAR VARGAS 3500865R795759/TX
Jun 4, 2025COII · Walk-around0CESAR VARGAS 3500865R643564/TX
Nov 12, 2024TXI · Full5OOSCESAR VARGAS 3500865R643564/TX
Nov 16, 2023TXI · Full4CESAR VARGAS 3500865R643564/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CESAR VARGAS3500865Nov 16, 2023Aug 25, 20268TX
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.
R795759TX1CESAR VARGASSep 23, 2025Aug 25, 20265
R643564TXCESAR VARGASNov 16, 2023Jun 4, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026