Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Freightliner Columbia

1FUBA5CG97LY02897 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 23, 2023
AL
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
GA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUBA5CG97LY02897
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BA5CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
Y02897

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 · 194 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 194 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 194 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
2007

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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1HOME TRANSPORT INC 847543C284AK/GA
Jan 9, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0HOME TRANSPORT INC 847543C284AK/GA
Dec 23, 2025LAII · Walk-around1HOME TRANSPORT INC 847543C284AK/GA
Feb 13, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1HOME TRANSPORT INC 847543C284AK/GA
Feb 26, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1HOME TRANSPORT INC 847543C284AK/GA
Aug 23, 2023ALIII · Driver-only2HOME TRANSPORT INC 847543C284AK/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOME TRANSPORT INC847543Aug 23, 2023Feb 26, 20266GA
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.
C284AKGAHOME TRANSPORT INCAug 23, 2023Feb 26, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026