Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6AV85LN38409 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 14
First seenApr 25, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 3, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6AV85LN38409
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 16, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
N38409

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 · Apr 25, 2024 – Apr 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Oct 2, 2025USI · Full11OOSJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Apr 28, 2025USI · Full6OOSJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Feb 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Dec 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around13OOSJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/VC
Dec 16, 2024TXI · Full19OOSJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/VC
Nov 26, 2024TXIII · Driver-only4JULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Oct 16, 2024TXI · Full7JULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Sep 3, 2024USI · Full4JULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Aug 29, 2024USII · Walk-around0JULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Aug 13, 2024USI · Full4JULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Aug 6, 2024USI · Full5OOSJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Jun 11, 2024USI · Full3OOSJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
Apr 25, 2024TXIII · Driver-only4JULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA 3733340098AR2/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZA3733340Apr 25, 2024Apr 3, 202614TA
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.
098AR2MXJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZAApr 25, 2024Apr 3, 202612
098AR2VCJULIO ADRIAN PEREZ BALLEZADec 16, 2024Dec 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026