Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK36LU51537 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenFeb 26, 2024
NC
Last seenApr 16, 2026
VA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK36LU51537
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 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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
U51537

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 · Feb 26, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026VAIII · Driver-only1JG ON THE ROAD INC 3571893NM1773/NC
Mar 25, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0JG ON THE ROAD INC 3571893NM1773/NC
Dec 29, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JG ON THE ROAD INC 3571893NM1773/NC
Nov 25, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1JG ON THE ROAD INC 3571893NM1773/NC
Aug 25, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JG ON THE ROAD INC 3571893NM1773/NC
Jan 21, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JG ON THE ROAD INC 3571893NM1773/NC
May 3, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0JG ON THE ROAD INC 3571893NM1773/NC
Feb 26, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0JG ON THE ROAD INC 3571893NM1773/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JG ON THE ROAD INC3571893Feb 26, 2024Apr 16, 20268NC
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.
NM1773NCJG ON THE ROAD INCFeb 26, 2024Apr 16, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026