Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG63LK97297 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenJul 17, 2023
US
Last seenJul 28, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
1FUJA6CG63LK97297
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 14, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
K97297

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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026USIII · Driver-only1RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
Oct 8, 2025USI · Full2RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
Jul 31, 2025USI · Full2RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
Jul 23, 2025AZI · Full4RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 6114898TB548/AZ
May 22, 2025USI · Full10RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
Feb 21, 2025USI · Full7OOSRAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
Feb 7, 2025USI · Full17OOSRAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
Nov 13, 2024USI · Full2OCTAVIO ANDRADE CORELLA 55844021EM5V/MX
Aug 13, 2024USI · Full2RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
May 23, 2024USI · Full8OOSRAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
May 8, 2024USI · Full4OOSRAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
Mar 27, 2024USI · Full5OOSRAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
Feb 13, 2024USI · Full10RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
Feb 1, 2024AZI · Full2RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 6114898TB548/AZ
Nov 2, 2023AZIII · Driver-only1RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 6114898TB548/AZ
Jul 17, 2023USI · Full0RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ 61148921EM5V/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMIRO BOHON RUIZ611489Jul 17, 2023Jul 28, 202615SO
OCTAVIO ANDRADE CORELLA558440Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241SO
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.
21EM5VMX1RAMIRO BOHON RUIZJul 17, 2023Jul 28, 202612
8TB548AZRAMIRO BOHON RUIZNov 2, 2023Jul 23, 20253
21EM5VMXOCTAVIO ANDRADE CORELLANov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026