Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG43PK22946 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJun 28, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 8, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1FUJA6CG43PK22946
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 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
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
K22946

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Jan 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 8, 2026TXI · Full19OOSESPINOZA TRANSPORT LLC 30246111N26403/TX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full4ESPINOZA TRANSPORT LLC 30246111N26403/TX
Apr 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSESPINOZA TRANSPORT LLC 30246111N26403/TX
Apr 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLC 37159051N26403/TX
Feb 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLC 37159051N26403/TX
May 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around1ESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLC 37159051N26403/TX
Nov 14, 2023USI · Full5OOSESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLC 37159051N26403/TX
Jun 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around5ESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLC 37159051N26403/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESPINOZA TRANSPORT LLC3024611Apr 29, 2025Jan 8, 20263TX
ESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLC3715905Jun 28, 2023Apr 17, 20255TX
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.
1N26403TXESPINOZA TRANSPORT LLCApr 29, 2025Jan 8, 20263
1N26403TXESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLCJun 28, 2023Apr 17, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026