Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJF0DE74LN03398 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 112
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenDec 21, 2023
US
Last seenJan 12, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJF0DE74LN03398
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 17, 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
JF0DE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
N03398

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 · 83 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 83 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 83 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 21, 2023 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026USII · Walk-around6OOSLUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
Dec 12, 2025USI · Full8OOSLUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
Nov 3, 2025USII · Walk-around6LUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/TA
Oct 8, 2025USI · Full9LUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
Sep 16, 2025USI · Full5OOSLUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
Jun 26, 2025USI · Full7LUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
May 15, 2025USI · Full10LUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
Apr 11, 2025USI · Full4LUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
Mar 13, 2025USI · Full6OOSLUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
Sep 27, 2024USII · Walk-around4LUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
Feb 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around3LUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
Dec 21, 2023USII · Walk-around3OOSLUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA 183180679EM2X/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRA1831806Dec 21, 2023Jan 12, 202612TA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
79EM2XMXLUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRADec 21, 2023Jan 12, 202611
79EM2XTALUIS GONZALO CASTILLA SAAVEDRANov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026