Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG13LK53496 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenOct 26, 2023
US
Last seenNov 7, 2025
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG13LK53496
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
K53496

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
2003

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 · Oct 26, 2023 – Nov 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 7, 2025USI · Full6OOSALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA 332942747ES7A/MX
Feb 6, 2025USI · Full6ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA 332942747ES7A/MX
Aug 30, 2024USII · Walk-around4ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA 332942747ES7A/TA
Jun 3, 2024USII · Walk-around3OOSALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA 332942747ES7A/MX
Apr 13, 2024USII · Walk-around3ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA 332942747ES7A/MX
Mar 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around1ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA 332942747ES7A/MX
Mar 7, 2024USI · Full10OOSALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA 332942747ES7A/TA
Nov 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around3ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA 332942747ES7A/TA
Oct 26, 2023USII · Walk-around4ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA 332942747ES7A/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIA3329427Oct 26, 2023Nov 7, 20259TA
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.
47ES7AMXALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIAMar 28, 2024Nov 7, 20255
47ES7ATAALEJANDRO RAMIREZ GARCIAOct 26, 2023Aug 30, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026