Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CG55DN76073 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
3 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenDec 2, 2025
TX
Last seenMar 26, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CG55DN76073
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 20, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
N76073

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 2, 2025 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026TXI · Full9MIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ 326561948AR1P/MX
Feb 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around2MIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ 326561948AR1P/MX
Feb 2, 2026TXI · Full5MIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ 326561948AR1P/TA
Jan 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSMIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ 326561948AR1P/MX
Jan 16, 2026USIII · Driver-only1MIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ 326561948AR1P/MX
Jan 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around5MIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ 326561948AR1P/MX
Dec 29, 2025TXI · Full4MIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ 326561948AR1P/MX
Dec 3, 2025TXI · Full5MIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ 326561948AR1P/MX
Dec 2, 2025TXI · Full10MIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ 326561948AR1P/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZ3265619Dec 2, 2025Mar 26, 20269TA
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.
48AR1PMXMIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZDec 2, 2025Mar 26, 20268
48AR1PTAMIGUEL ANGEL RUEDA ALVAREZFeb 2, 2026Feb 2, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026