Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CG15DU23397 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenDec 11, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 19, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CG15DU23397
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
U23397

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 · 88 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 88 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 88 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
2005

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 · Dec 11, 2024 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around9OOSSAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 347841128BG9G/MX
Dec 9, 2025TXI · Full15OOSSAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 347841128BG9G/MX
Sep 2, 2025USI · Full2OOSSAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 347841193AB3E/MX
Jun 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around6SAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 347841169Y897V/TX
Mar 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSSAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 347841137X778V/TX
Dec 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around1SAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 347841152P879M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLC3478411Dec 11, 2024Mar 19, 20266TX
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.
28BG9GMXSAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 9, 2025Mar 19, 20262
93AB3EMXSAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251
69Y897VTXSAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251
37X778VTXSAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251
52P879MTXSAGA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026