Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6AV48LZ78289 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 15, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 10, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6AV48LZ78289
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2008
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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JA6AV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Z78289

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
2008

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 15, 2023 – Jul 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ESLY TRUCKING LLC 33227061N12257/TX
Oct 10, 2024TXI · Full4OOSESLY TRUCKING LLC 33227061N12257/TX
May 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around2ESLY TRUCKING LLC 33227061N12257/TX
May 7, 2024TXIII · Driver-only3ESLY TRUCKING LLC 332270685M544M/TX
Feb 9, 2024TXI · Full8OOSESLY TRUCKING LLC 33227062024/TX
Jan 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSESLY TRUCKING LLC 33227061N12257/TX
Aug 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around8OOSESLY TRUCKING LLC 33227061N12257/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESLY TRUCKING LLC3322706Aug 15, 2023Jul 10, 20257TX
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.
1N12257TXESLY TRUCKING LLCAug 15, 2023Jul 10, 20255
85M544MTXESLY TRUCKING LLCMay 7, 2024May 7, 20241
2024TXESLY TRUCKING LLCFeb 9, 2024Feb 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026