Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK66LW78480 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenNov 7, 2025
TX
Last seenMay 15, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK66LW78480
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
Jul 5, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
W78480

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 7, 2025 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ORTELIO RAMIREZ TRUCK LLC 40265201M34994/TX
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSORTELIO RAMIREZ TRUCK LLC 40265201N80989/TX
Feb 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ORTELIO RAMIREZ TRUCK LLC 402652033U605N/TX
Nov 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around4ORTELIO RAMIREZ TRUCK LLC 402652026N441N/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ORTELIO RAMIREZ TRUCK LLC4026520Nov 7, 2025May 15, 20264TX
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.
1M34994TXORTELIO RAMIREZ TRUCK LLCMay 15, 2026May 15, 20261
1N80989TXORTELIO RAMIREZ TRUCK LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
33U605NTXORTELIO RAMIREZ TRUCK LLCFeb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261
26N441NTXORTELIO RAMIREZ TRUCK LLCNov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026