Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK38DZ08005 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenAug 2, 2023
US
Last seenApr 30, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK38DZ08005
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Z08005

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
2008

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026USII · Walk-around1SANDRA CECILIA ROMERO LOREDO 337281598ES6PB/MX
Apr 23, 2025USII · Walk-around6JOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN 389872859ER4U/MX
Jan 16, 2025USII · Walk-around4OOSJOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN 389872859ER4U/MX
Oct 8, 2024USI · Full1JOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN 389872859ER4U/MX
Sep 17, 2024USII · Walk-around3JOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN 389872859ER4U/MX
Jun 20, 2024USII · Walk-around0MAURICIO TAFICH RIVA-PALACIO 404045059ER4U/TA
May 20, 2024USII · Walk-around0JOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN 389872859ER4U/TA
May 2, 2024USII · Walk-around2MAURICIO TAFICH RIVA-PALACIO 404045059ER4U/TA
Apr 22, 2024TXI · Full4OOSMAURICIO TAFICH RIVA-PALACIO 404045059ER4U/MX
Apr 10, 2024TXI · Full4MAURICIO TAFICH RIVA-PALACIO 404045059ER4U/MX
Nov 16, 2023USII · Walk-around3OOSMAURICIO TAFICH RIVA-PALACIO 404045059ER4U/MX
Aug 2, 2023USIII · Driver-only1MAURICIO TAFICH RIVA-PALACIO 404045059ER4U/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SANDRA CECILIA ROMERO LOREDO3372815Apr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20261TA
JOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUAN3898728May 20, 2024Apr 23, 20255TA
MAURICIO TAFICH RIVA-PALACIO4040450Aug 2, 2023Jun 20, 20246TA
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.
98ES6PBMXSANDRA CECILIA ROMERO LOREDOApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20261
59ER4UMXJOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUANSep 17, 2024Apr 23, 20254
59ER4UTAMAURICIO TAFICH RIVA-PALACIOMay 2, 2024Jun 20, 20242
59ER4UTAJOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZ DON JUANMay 20, 2024May 20, 20241
59ER4UMXMAURICIO TAFICH RIVA-PALACIOAug 2, 2023Apr 22, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026