Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6AV15LN47775 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenOct 25, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 14, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
1FUJA6AV15LN47775
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 28, 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
JA6AV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
N47775

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 · 836 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 836 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 836 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 · Oct 25, 2023 – Mar 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSHAMMERHEAD TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 42603857485A14/TX
Feb 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSCOBRA TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC 34054837075C47/TX
Dec 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSCOBRA TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC 34054836693X50/TX
Apr 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around4MEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 33151604983E93/TX
Oct 25, 2023TXI · Full6OOSMEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 33151603835W12/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAMMERHEAD TRUCKING COMPANY LLC4260385Mar 14, 2025Mar 14, 20251TX
COBRA TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC3405483Dec 17, 2024Feb 14, 20252TX
MEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLC3315160Oct 25, 2023Apr 11, 20242TX
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.
7485A14TXHAMMERHEAD TRUCKING COMPANY LLCMar 14, 2025Mar 14, 20251
7075C47TXCOBRA TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLCFeb 14, 2025Feb 14, 20251
6693X50TXCOBRA TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLCDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
4983E93TXMEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLCApr 11, 2024Apr 11, 20241
3835W12TXMEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLCOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026