Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK25LM74290 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJul 5, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 17, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK25LM74290
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
M74290

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 · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 7,803 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
2005

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 5, 2023 – Feb 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around7PAUL ADRIAN MEDEL 304467796M978M/TX
Jun 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around4PAUL ADRIAN MEDEL 304467715R607M/TX
Jun 12, 2024TXI · Full15OOSPAUL ADRIAN MEDEL 304467715R607M/TX
May 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around3PAUL ADRIAN MEDEL 304467755S571M/TX
Dec 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around6PAUL ADRIAN MEDEL 304467729U387M/TX
Dec 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around16PAUL ADRIAN MEDEL 304467754Y242V/TX
Sep 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around9OOSPAUL ADRIAN MEDEL 304467796T286M/TX
Sep 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around1PAUL ADRIAN MEDEL 304467715S264M/TX
Jul 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around5PAUL ADRIAN MEDEL 304467792R155M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAUL ADRIAN MEDEL3044677Jul 5, 2023Feb 17, 20259TX
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.
96M978MTXPAUL ADRIAN MEDELFeb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251
15R607MTXPAUL ADRIAN MEDELJun 12, 2024Jun 14, 20242
55S571MTXPAUL ADRIAN MEDELMay 24, 2024May 24, 20241
29U387MTXPAUL ADRIAN MEDELDec 28, 2023Dec 28, 20231
54Y242VTXPAUL ADRIAN MEDELDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
96T286MTXPAUL ADRIAN MEDELSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
15S264MTXPAUL ADRIAN MEDELSep 13, 2023Sep 13, 20231
92R155MTXPAUL ADRIAN MEDELJul 5, 2023Jul 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026