Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG12LJ87756 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections10
of 13
First seenMay 15, 2024
US
Last seenDec 24, 2025
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG12LJ87756
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2002
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
J87756

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 · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,742 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
2002

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 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 15, 2024 – Dec 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 24, 2025TXI · Full7MANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Oct 28, 2025TXI · Full12OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Sep 8, 2025USI · Full13OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Aug 3, 2025USI · Full9OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Apr 21, 2025TXI · Full10MANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Feb 11, 2025USI · Full7OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Jan 14, 2025TXI · Full12OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Jan 11, 2025USI · Full9OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/TA
Dec 26, 2024TXI · Full9OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Nov 21, 2024TXI · Full10OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Oct 13, 2024USII · Walk-around6MANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
Jul 22, 2024USI · Full9OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/MX
May 15, 2024USI · Full9OOSMANUEL TORRES TRAPALA 314506278EP7L/TA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MANUEL TORRES TRAPALA3145062May 15, 2024Dec 24, 202513TA
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.
78EP7LMXMANUEL TORRES TRAPALAJul 22, 2024Dec 24, 202511
78EP7LTAMANUEL TORRES TRAPALAMay 15, 2024Jan 11, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026