Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CGX2LK14856 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenJul 27, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 5, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CGX2LK14856
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
Jun 22, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
K14856

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
2002

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 · Jul 27, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSEXPRESS WAY 33 INC 209408744W312W/TX
Mar 31, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSEXPRESS WAY 33 INC 209408761V269W/TX
Nov 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSEXPRESS WAY 33 INC 209408744V095W/TX
Sep 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around3EXPRESS WAY 33 INC 209408792W003W/TX
Nov 27, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1EXPRESS WAY 33 INC 209408768Z655V/TX
Jul 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around11OOSEXPRESS WAY 33 INC 209408745Y504V/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXPRESS WAY 33 INC2094087Jul 27, 2024May 5, 20266TX
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.
44W312WTXEXPRESS WAY 33 INCMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
61V269WTXEXPRESS WAY 33 INCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
44V095WTXEXPRESS WAY 33 INCNov 11, 2025Nov 11, 20251
92W003WTXEXPRESS WAY 33 INCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
68Z655VTXEXPRESS WAY 33 INCNov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241
45Y504VTXEXPRESS WAY 33 INCJul 27, 2024Jul 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026