Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK16LW79911 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJan 3, 2024
AL
Last seenAug 5, 2026
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK16LW79911
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2006
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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
W79911

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 · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 7,803 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
2006

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 · Jan 3, 2024 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026ALII · Walk-around1EARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A0YBP/AL
Mar 3, 2026ALII · Walk-around1EARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A0YBP/AL
Apr 3, 2025ALII · Walk-around5EARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A08D6/AL
Oct 10, 2024ALII · Walk-around6EARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A08D6/AL
Jul 8, 2024ALIII · Driver-only2EARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A08D6/AL
May 29, 2024ALII · Walk-around9OOSEARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A08D6/AL
May 15, 2024ALII · Walk-around8EARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A08D6/AL
Mar 29, 2024ALII · Walk-around8OOSEARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A08D6/AL
Mar 13, 2024ALII · Walk-around3EARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A08D6/AL
Jan 3, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0EARNEST CHAPMAN 158021622A08D6/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EARNEST CHAPMAN1580216Jan 3, 2024Aug 5, 202610AL
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.
22A0YBPAL1EARNEST CHAPMANMar 3, 2026Aug 5, 20262
22A08D6ALEARNEST CHAPMANJan 3, 2024Apr 3, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026