Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUBA5CG05DN55860 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 3, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 29, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUBA5CG05DN55860
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BA5CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
N55860

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 · 194 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 194 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 194 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 3, 2024 – May 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around2PAREDES AND SONS INC 3409982PWF7851/TX
Sep 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around3PAREDES AND SONS INC 3409982PWF7851/TX
Apr 3, 2024TXI · Full3PAREDES AND SONS INC 3409982PWF7851/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAREDES AND SONS INC3409982Apr 3, 2024May 29, 20253TX
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.
PWF7851TXPAREDES AND SONS INCApr 3, 2024May 29, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026