Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK29LAE9530 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 15
First seenFeb 14, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 29, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK29LAE9530
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2009
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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AE9530

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
2009

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 14, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026TXI · Full2OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Feb 25, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Dec 3, 2025TXI · Full3OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Oct 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around0OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Aug 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Aug 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
May 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Apr 23, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Apr 7, 2025MOII · Walk-around2OOSOHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Apr 1, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Mar 27, 2025LAII · Walk-around0OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Nov 7, 2024TXI · Full8OOSOHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/TX
Jul 26, 2024NMII · Walk-around0OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Jun 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSOHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
Feb 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWZ5506/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION384170Feb 14, 2024Apr 29, 202615OH
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.
PWZ5506OHOHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATIONFeb 14, 2024Apr 29, 202614
PWZ5506TXOHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATIONNov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026