Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG24DN08538 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 17
First seenAug 15, 2023
US
Last seenApr 23, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG24DN08538
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
N08538

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
2004

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026USI · Full7TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Sep 26, 2025TXI · Full4TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Aug 26, 2025TXI · Full8TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Feb 5, 2025USI · Full1TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Oct 22, 2024USI · Full2TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Sep 3, 2024USII · Walk-around3TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Aug 28, 2024TXI · Full9TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Apr 18, 2024TXI · Full3TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Feb 28, 2024USII · Walk-around4OOSTRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Feb 15, 2024USI · Full4TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Feb 8, 2024USII · Walk-around4TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Nov 8, 2023TXI · Full6OOSTRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Sep 20, 2023TXI · Full6TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Sep 13, 2023USI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Aug 29, 2023TXI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/TA
Aug 17, 2023TXI · Full4TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
Aug 15, 2023USI · Full4TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV 2512690400SU5/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CV2512690Aug 15, 2023Apr 23, 202617TA
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.
400SU5MXTRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CVAug 15, 2023Apr 23, 202616
400SU5TATRANSPORTES Y LOGISTICA EL POTRO SA DE CVAug 29, 2023Aug 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026