Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG43LK65996 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 13
First seenJun 27, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 25, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG43LK65996
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 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
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
K65996

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 27, 2023 – Sep 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
Aug 19, 2025USI · Full4OOSMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/TA
Aug 18, 2025TXI · Full22OOSMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
Nov 16, 2024TXIII · Driver-only3MARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
Sep 4, 2024USI · Full4OOSMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
Aug 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around1MARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
May 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around4MARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
Mar 19, 2024TXI · Full5JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928312ST6/TA
Dec 6, 2023USI · Full5OOSMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
Nov 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around8OOSMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
Nov 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
Jul 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OOSMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
Jun 27, 2023TXI · Full4MARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS 1535501312ST6/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOS1535501Jun 27, 2023Sep 25, 202512AG
JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS2177928Mar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241TA
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.
312ST6MXMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOSJun 27, 2023Sep 25, 202511
312ST6TAMARIO GARCIA VILLALOBOSAug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251
312ST6TAJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGASMar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026