Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6AS68DZ63176 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 17
First seenJun 16, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 24, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6AS68DZ63176
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 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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JA6AS

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
Z63176

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 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 7 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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026TXI · Full3FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/TA
Jun 1, 2026TXI · Full5FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/TA
Feb 24, 2026USI · Full3OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Feb 11, 2026TXIII · Driver-only4FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/TA
Dec 2, 2025TXI · Full6FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Nov 4, 2025TXI · Full7OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/TA
Oct 10, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Sep 4, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Aug 1, 2025TXI · Full3FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Jul 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Jun 24, 2025TXI · Full3FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Dec 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Nov 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around4FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Aug 12, 2024USI · Full5FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Feb 7, 2024TXI · Full3FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Sep 1, 2023USI · Full4OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/MX
Jun 16, 2023TXI · Full7OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429680DT2/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV556429Jun 16, 2023Jun 24, 202617TA
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.
680DT2TA1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CVJun 16, 2023Jun 24, 20265
680DT2MXFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CVSep 1, 2023Feb 24, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026