Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK25LN98186 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 18, 2023
AR
Last seenJun 11, 2026
MO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK25LN98186
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 21, 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
N98186

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 18, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026MOI · Full5OOSSOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INC 2788408DF03EH/FL
May 14, 2026KYI · Full1OOSSOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INC 2788408DF03EH/FL
Apr 15, 2026IAI · Full2SOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INC 2788408DF03EH/FL
May 28, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0SOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INC 2788408DF03EH/FL
Dec 26, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1SOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INC 2788408XA374K/FL
Dec 20, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0SOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INC 2788408AB29EM/FL
Oct 18, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0SOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INC 2788408AB29EM/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INC2788408Oct 18, 2023Jun 11, 20267FL
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.
DF03EHFLSOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INCMay 28, 2025Jun 11, 20264
XA374KFLSOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INCDec 26, 2024Dec 26, 20241
AB29EMFLSOUTHSIDE TRANSPORT INCOct 18, 2023Dec 20, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026