Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG54DM86289 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 15
First seenApr 28, 2025
US
Last seenJun 24, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1FUJA6CG54DM86289
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2004
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
M86289

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
2004

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 28, 2025 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026TXI · Full10HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Jun 11, 2026USI · Full5HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
May 31, 2026USIII · Driver-only0HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
May 26, 2026TXI · Full14HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Apr 20, 2026TXI · Full5HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Mar 18, 2026USI · Full3HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Mar 13, 2026USI · Full6HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Jan 22, 2026USII · Walk-around4HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Dec 22, 2025USI · Full3HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Dec 10, 2025TXI · Full14HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Nov 19, 2025TXI · Full8HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Nov 5, 2025TXI · Full5HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Nov 1, 2025USI · Full14OOSEMILIANO RODRIGUEZ CABRERA 396591188ES3N/MX
Oct 25, 2025USI · Full5HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO 443175988ES3N/MX
Apr 28, 2025USI · Full7EMILIANO RODRIGUEZ CABRERA 3965911713SU8/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMERO4431759Oct 25, 2025Jun 24, 202613TA
EMILIANO RODRIGUEZ CABRERA3965911Apr 28, 2025Nov 1, 20252TA
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.
88ES3NMX1HERNAN JOSUE CRUZ ROMEROOct 25, 2025Jun 24, 202613
88ES3NMXEMILIANO RODRIGUEZ CABRERANov 1, 2025Nov 1, 20251
713SU8MXEMILIANO RODRIGUEZ CABRERAApr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026