Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CG16DX02074 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 8
First seenAug 24, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 26, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CG16DX02074
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 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
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
X02074

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
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 · Aug 24, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around13OOSRAUDEL SALINAS GARZA 106084843AT6B/MX
Jun 18, 2026TXI · Full18OOSRAUDEL SALINAS GARZA 106084843AT6B/CH
Sep 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around17OOSRAUDEL SALINAS GARZA 106084843AT6B/MX
May 28, 2025USI · Full13OOSRAUDEL SALINAS GARZA 106084843AT6B/MX
Nov 8, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1RAUDEL SALINAS GARZA 106084843AT6B/MX
Jul 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around13OOSRAUDEL SALINAS GARZA 106084843AT6B/MX
Jul 4, 2024USI · Full10OOSRAUDEL SALINAS GARZA 106084843AT6B/MX
Aug 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around21OOSRAUDEL SALINAS GARZA 106084843AT6B/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAUDEL SALINAS GARZA1060848Aug 24, 2023Jun 26, 20268NL
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.
43AT6BMX1RAUDEL SALINAS GARZAAug 24, 2023Jun 26, 20267
43AT6BCH1RAUDEL SALINAS GARZAJun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026