Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK54LM20089 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections35
all-time
OOS inspections17
of 35
First seenJul 14, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 28, 2025
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK54LM20089
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2004
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
M20089

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
2004

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 · Jul 14, 2023 – Jul 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2025USI · Full14OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Jul 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Jul 10, 2025USI · Full13OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Jun 23, 2025USI · Full9OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
May 27, 2025USI · Full10OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Apr 3, 2025USI · Full23OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Mar 18, 2025USI · Full7OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Feb 19, 2025USI · Full10OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Jan 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around1JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Dec 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around5JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Oct 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Sep 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around1JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Aug 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Jul 1, 2024TXI · Full8OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Jun 18, 2024USII · Walk-around7JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
May 29, 2024USII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
May 20, 2024TXI · Full4OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
May 13, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
May 9, 2024TXI · Full16OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999398ES7G/MX
Mar 20, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Mar 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around3JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Mar 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around0JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Feb 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around5JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Jan 29, 2024USI · Full4JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Dec 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around5OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Dec 6, 2023TXI · Full6JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Nov 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around1JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Nov 20, 2023USI · Full3JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Oct 24, 2023USI · Full6JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Sep 13, 2023TXI · Full3OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Sep 4, 2023TXI · Full15OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 30299935ER1H/MX
Aug 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around2JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/TA
Aug 2, 2023TXII · Walk-around6JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
Jul 31, 2023USII · Walk-around2JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/TA
Jul 14, 2023TXI · Full5OOSJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR 302999351ER1H/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBAR3029993Jul 14, 2023Jul 28, 202535TA
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.
98ES7GMXJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBARMay 9, 2024Jul 28, 202519
51ER1HMXJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBARJul 14, 2023Mar 20, 202413
5ER1HMXJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBARSep 4, 2023Sep 4, 20231
51ER1HTAJOSE JUAN NIETO ESCOBARJul 31, 2023Aug 29, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026