Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK68DZ15868 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenNov 15, 2023
US
Last seenAug 5, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK68DZ15868
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2008
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Z15868

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
2008

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 15, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only1JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
Jul 29, 2026USIII · Driver-only0JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
Jul 17, 2026TXI · Full5JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
Jul 24, 2025TXI · Full2JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
Jul 15, 2025USI · Full7JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
May 2, 2025TXI · Full2JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
Apr 14, 2025TXI · Full6OOSJUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
Jul 3, 2024USI · Full9OOSJUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
Jun 3, 2024USII · Walk-around5JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
Jan 15, 2024TXI · Full0JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
Nov 15, 2023USI · Full1JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA 358699411ER6S/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERA3586994Nov 15, 2023Aug 5, 202611TA
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.
11ER6SMX1JUAN ALBERTO MARES CABRERANov 15, 2023Aug 5, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026