Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG93LK34596 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenApr 15, 2024
AL
Last seenSep 16, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG93LK34596
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
Jul 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
K34596

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 · Apr 15, 2024 – Sep 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2025ALI · Full8OOSDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 29628891212699/AL
Jul 1, 2024ALII · Walk-around4OOSDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 29628891186467/AL
Apr 15, 2024ALII · Walk-around6OOSDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 29628891186467/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC2962889Apr 15, 2024Sep 16, 20253AL
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.
1212699ALDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
1186467ALDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLCApr 15, 2024Jul 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026