Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG54LM21609 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenOct 21, 2024
PA
Last seenJun 14, 2026
GA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG54LM21609
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 19, 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
M21609

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 21, 2024 – Jun 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 14, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC 4252425VV6908/NC
Mar 3, 2026OHII · Walk-around3SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC 4252425VV6908/NC
Feb 18, 2026OHII · Walk-around3OOSSIERRA TRANSPORT LLC 4252425VV6908/NC
Oct 16, 2025OHI · Full4OOSSIERRA TRANSPORT LLC 4252425VV6908/NC
Oct 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC 4252425VV6908/NC
Sep 16, 2025OHII · Walk-around2SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC 4252425VV6908/NC
May 26, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3OOSSIERRA TRANSPORT LLC 4252425VV6908/NC
Nov 6, 2024OHI · Full14OOSSIERRA TRANSPORT LLC 4252425VV6908/NC
Oct 21, 2024PAII · Walk-around10OOSSIERRA TRANSPORT LLC 4252425VV6908/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC4252425Oct 21, 2024Jun 14, 20269NC
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.
VV6908NC1SIERRA TRANSPORT LLCOct 21, 2024Jun 14, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026