Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG03LK81385 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 6
First seenSep 15, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 3, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
1FUJA6CG03LK81385
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
K81385

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 · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,742 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
2003

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 · Sep 15, 2023 – Jun 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2025TXI · Full19OOSEDWARDO ALEJANDRO RAMOS 313495258P147N/TX
May 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around17OOSEDWARDO ALEJANDRO RAMOS 313495250R133N/TX
May 2, 2025TXI · Full23OOSEDWARDO ALEJANDRO RAMOS 313495274Y833V/TX
Aug 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSEMMA HAULING LLC 418414015R705M/TX
Jun 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSEMMA HAULING LLC 418414050U594M/TX
Sep 15, 2023TXI · Full19OOSNP PLATINUM TRANSPORT LLC 355031475U272M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDWARDO ALEJANDRO RAMOS3134952May 2, 2025Jun 3, 20253TX
EMMA HAULING LLC4184140Jun 3, 2024Aug 23, 20242TX
NP PLATINUM TRANSPORT LLC3550314Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 20231TX
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.
58P147NTXEDWARDO ALEJANDRO RAMOSJun 3, 2025Jun 3, 20251
50R133NTXEDWARDO ALEJANDRO RAMOSMay 19, 2025May 19, 20251
74Y833VTXEDWARDO ALEJANDRO RAMOSMay 2, 2025May 2, 20251
15R705MTXEMMA HAULING LLCAug 23, 2024Aug 23, 20241
50U594MTXEMMA HAULING LLCJun 3, 2024Jun 3, 20241
75U272MTXNP PLATINUM TRANSPORT LLCSep 15, 2023Sep 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026