Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK44DM34186 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 25, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 28, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK44DM34186
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
M34186

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
2004

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 · Jun 25, 2024 – Jul 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2025NCI · Full0BAUCOM TRANSPORTATION INC 1786957NP5157/NC
Mar 27, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BAUCOM TRANSPORTATION INC 1786957NP5157/NC
Dec 31, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BAUCOM TRANSPORTATION INC 1786957NP5157/UK
Dec 31, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1BAUCOM TRANSPORTATION INC 1786957NP5157/NC
Jun 25, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BAUCOM TRANSPORTATION INC 1786957NP5157/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAUCOM TRANSPORTATION INC1786957Jun 25, 2024Jul 28, 20255NC
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.
NP5157NCBAUCOM TRANSPORTATION INCJun 25, 2024Jul 28, 20254
NP5157UKBAUCOM TRANSPORTATION INCDec 31, 2024Dec 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026