Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CK4DDFB2897 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 11, 2023
US
Last seenSep 12, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CK4DDFB2897
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
FB2897

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 · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 45 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
2013

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 · Sep 11, 2023 – Sep 12, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 12, 2024TXI · Full6OOSPROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CV 763860WU4706A/TA
Aug 9, 2024TXI · Full4PROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CV 763860WU4706A/TA
May 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around1AUTOTRANSPORTES VARELA DAVILA DE REYNOSA SA DE CV 193944926AB4H/MX
Apr 16, 2024TXI · Full3PROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CV 763860WU4706A/TA
Apr 16, 2024TXI · Full2AUTOTRANSPORTES VARELA DAVILA DE REYNOSA SA DE CV 193944926AB4H/MX
Feb 6, 2024USIII · Driver-only0PROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CV 763860WU4706A/TA
Sep 20, 2023TXI · Full3PROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CV 763860WU4706A/MX
Sep 11, 2023USI · Full4PROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CV 763860WU476A/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CV763860Sep 11, 2023Sep 12, 20246TA
AUTOTRANSPORTES VARELA DAVILA DE REYNOSA SA DE CV1939449Apr 16, 2024May 22, 20242TA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
WU4706ATAPROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CVFeb 6, 2024Sep 12, 20244
26AB4HMXAUTOTRANSPORTES VARELA DAVILA DE REYNOSA SA DE CVApr 16, 2024May 22, 20242
WU4706AMXPROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CVSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
WU476AMXPROVEEDORA DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL DEL GOLFO SA DE CVSep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026