Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK44LM43458 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenMay 23, 2024
CO
Last seenJul 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1FUJA6CK44LM43458
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 22, 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
M43458

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 23, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSEDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
Dec 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around3MELWAY LLC 4433538R732283/TX
Oct 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSEDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
Jun 28, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1EDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
Feb 28, 2025LAI · Full9OOSEDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
Oct 23, 2024LAI · Full6OOSEDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
May 23, 2024COI · Full25OOSEDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO3347415May 23, 2024Jul 21, 20266TX
MELWAY LLC4433538Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251TX
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.
R732283TX1EDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGOMay 23, 2024Jul 21, 20266
R732283TXMELWAY LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026