Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2002 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG82LK12720 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenApr 7, 2026
TX
Last seenOct 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG82LK12720
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2002
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
K12720

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.

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 7, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—WHITE SPARK LLC 46742881P04428/TX
Jul 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC 31997271P04428/TX
Jun 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC 31997271P04428/TX
May 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC 31997271P04428/TX
May 11, 2026TXI · Full9—LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC 31997271P04428/TX
Apr 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around3—LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC 31997271P04428/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WHITE SPARK LLC4674288Oct 15, 2026Oct 15, 20261TX
LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC3199727Apr 7, 2026Jul 1, 20265TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1P04428TX1WHITE SPARK LLCOct 15, 2026 → Oct 15, 20261
1P04428TX1LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLCApr 7, 2026 → Jul 1, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026