Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CKX6LW72729 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJun 16, 2023
AR
Last seenJun 13, 2025
GA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CKX6LW72729
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 18, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
W72729

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Jun 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 13, 2025GAIII · Driver-only4OOSRUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463KL534/OK
Oct 24, 2024WVII · Walk-around7OOSRUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463KL534/OK
Oct 14, 2024SCIII · Driver-only9OOSRUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463KL534/OK
Jun 13, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2RUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463KL534/OK
May 21, 2024KYII · Walk-around1RUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463KL534/OK
Mar 22, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1RUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463DY263/OK
Jan 9, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0RUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463DY263/OK
Dec 21, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1RUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463DY263/OK
Sep 7, 2023TNI · Full1RUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463DY263/OK
Jun 16, 2023ARIII · Driver-only4RUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 22591463DY263/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC2259146Jun 16, 2023Jun 13, 202510OK
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.
3KL534OKRUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLCMay 21, 2024Jun 13, 20255
3DY263OKRUNAWAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 16, 2023Mar 22, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026