Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG53LL11111 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJun 27, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 5, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG53LL11111
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 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
L11111

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Jan 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 5, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1OOSPOST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLC 297452762Z163W/TX
Oct 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around4POST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLC 2974527470434N/TX
Mar 24, 2025TXIV · Special0POST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLC 297452763P042N/TX
Sep 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around2POST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLC 297452769U761M/TX
May 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSPOST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLC 29745271N51558/TX
Sep 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around2POST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLC 29745271N51558/TX
Jun 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSPOST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLC 297452749U167M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
POST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLC2974527Jun 27, 2023Jan 5, 20267TX
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.
62Z163WTXPOST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLCJan 5, 2026Jan 5, 20261
470434NTXPOST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLCOct 28, 2025Oct 28, 20251
63P042NTXPOST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLCMar 24, 2025Mar 24, 20251
69U761MTXPOST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLCSep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241
1N51558TXPOST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLCSep 20, 2023May 29, 20242
49U167MTXPOST TRIPS TRANSPORT LLCJun 27, 2023Jun 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026