Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG83LK62972 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 16
First seenMay 7, 2025
TX
Last seenNov 19, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG83LK62972
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
K62972

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 · May 7, 2025 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSSOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
Sep 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around3SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
Sep 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSSOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
Aug 14, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
Aug 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around3SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
Jun 6, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
Jun 5, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
May 31, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
May 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around5SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
May 30, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
May 29, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
May 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
May 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around4SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
May 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around5SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
May 22, 2025TXIII · Driver-only3SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
May 7, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC 43865871L71369/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLC4386587May 7, 2025Nov 19, 202516TX
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.
1L71369TXSOUTH TEXAS TRUCKING LLCMay 7, 2025Nov 19, 202516
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026