Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Freightliner Columbia

1FUBA5CK97LX79884 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 31, 2025
SD
Last seenDec 17, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
1FUBA5CK97LX79884
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2007
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
BA5CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
X79884

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 · 56 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 56 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 56 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
2007

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 31, 2025 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025CAI · Full5MATRIX HEAVY HAUL AND TRANSPORT LTD 31852300DS518/AB
Oct 23, 2025MTII · Walk-around2MATRIX HEAVY HAUL AND TRANSPORT LTD 31852300DS518/AB
Mar 31, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1535370 BC LTD 209134268559P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MATRIX HEAVY HAUL AND TRANSPORT LTD3185230Oct 23, 2025Dec 17, 20252AB
535370 BC LTD2091342Mar 31, 2025Mar 31, 20251BC
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.
0DS518ABMATRIX HEAVY HAUL AND TRANSPORT LTDOct 23, 2025Dec 17, 20252
68559PBC535370 BC LTDMar 31, 2025Mar 31, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026