Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CG36DW45294 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 30, 2023
US
Last seenApr 8, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CG36DW45294
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
W45294

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 30, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSMARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZ 256089436BF2H/TA
Oct 9, 2025USII · Walk-around4MARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZ 256089472AA1U/MX
Apr 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSMARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZ 256089472AA1U/TA
Nov 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around3MARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZ 256089472AA1U/TA
Nov 4, 2023TXIII · Driver-only3MARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZ 256089472AA1U/ME
Aug 30, 2023USII · Walk-around5MARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZ 256089472AA1U/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZ2560894Aug 30, 2023Apr 8, 20266TA
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.
36BF2HTAMARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZApr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20261
72AA1UMXMARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZAug 30, 2023Oct 9, 20252
72AA1UTAMARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZNov 6, 2023Apr 25, 20242
72AA1UMEMARIA GUADALUPE DE LA CRUZ PEREZNov 4, 2023Nov 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026