Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK55PU27117 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 29, 2026
TX
Last seenJul 14, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK55PU27117
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 26, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
U27117

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 29, 2026 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around4MONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZ 438306487EN3R/TA
Jun 17, 2026USI · Full5OOSMONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZ 438306487EN3R/MX
Jun 16, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1MONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZ 438306487EN3R/TA
Jun 1, 2026USIII · Driver-only1MONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZ 438306487EN3R/MX
May 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around4MONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZ 438306487EN3R/TA
May 8, 2026TXI · Full3MONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZ 438306487EN3R/TA
Mar 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around3MONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZ 438306487EN3R/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZ4383064Mar 29, 2026Jul 14, 20267TA
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.
87EN3RTA1MONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZMay 8, 2026Jul 14, 20264
87EN3RMX1MONICO ALEJANDRO MENDOZA MARTINEZMar 29, 2026Jun 17, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026