Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG93LK71003 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 17
First seenJun 13, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 15, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG93LK71003
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
K71003

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026TXI · Full3XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/TA
Feb 13, 2026TXI · Full1XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/TA
Oct 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around1XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Oct 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around1XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Sep 18, 2025TXI · Full3XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/TA
Sep 3, 2025USI · Full1XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Sep 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around2XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Aug 6, 2025USI · Full5OOSXPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Dec 2, 2024TXI · Full0XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Sep 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around1XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Aug 19, 2024TXI · Full1XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Aug 1, 2024TXI · Full4XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Jul 18, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/TA
Nov 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around2XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Oct 23, 2023TXI · Full1XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Oct 10, 2023TXI · Full4OOSXPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
Jun 13, 2023TXI · Full2XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC 254184271EP4G/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLC2541842Jun 13, 2023Jul 15, 202617TX
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.
71EP4GTA1XPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLCJul 18, 2024Jul 15, 20264
71EP4GMXXPRESS ELITE CARRIERS LLCJun 13, 2023Oct 18, 202513
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026