Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK38DZ15911 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 8, 2023
OK
Last seenApr 8, 2025
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1FUJA6CK38DZ15911
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 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
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
Z15911

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 · Sep 8, 2023 – Apr 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2025OKII · Walk-around5EMG 0402 TRUCKING LLC 3936137731605/OK
Mar 24, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1EMG 0402 TRUCKING LLC 3936137731605/OK
Sep 30, 2024OKII · Walk-around1EMG 0402 TRUCKING LLC 3936137731605/OK
Mar 4, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0EMG 0402 TRUCKING LLC 3936137727604/OK
Dec 27, 2023OKIII · Driver-only1EMG 0402 TRUCKING LLC 3936137727604/OK
Nov 10, 2023OKII · Walk-around2EMG 0402 TRUCKING LLC 3936137727604/OK
Nov 3, 2023OKIII · Driver-only1CAZARES TRUCKING LLC 3307137727604/OK
Sep 8, 2023OKIII · Driver-only0CAZARES TRUCKING LLC 3307137727604/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMG 0402 TRUCKING LLC3936137Nov 10, 2023Apr 8, 20256OK
CAZARES TRUCKING LLC3307137Sep 8, 2023Nov 3, 20232OK
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.
731605OKEMG 0402 TRUCKING LLCSep 30, 2024Apr 8, 20253
727604OKEMG 0402 TRUCKING LLCNov 10, 2023Mar 4, 20243
727604OKCAZARES TRUCKING LLCSep 8, 2023Nov 3, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026