Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK59DAH1404 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenFeb 8, 2024
FL
Last seenJul 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1FUJA6CK59DAH1404
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2009
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AH1404

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
2009

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 · Feb 8, 2024 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around2VPK4 TRUCKING LLC 4214834AM56042/AZ
Sep 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around0VPK4 TRUCKING LLC 4214834AM5604Z/AZ
Sep 9, 2024MOI · Full1VPK4 TRUCKING LLC 4214834AM56042/AZ
Sep 6, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0VPK4 TRUCKING LLC 4214834AM56042/AZ
Aug 26, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1VPK4 TRUCKING LLC 4214834AM56042/AZ
Mar 13, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1J & A TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 3694217AM20073/AZ
Feb 8, 2024FLIII · Driver-only13OOSJ & A TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 3694217AM20073/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VPK4 TRUCKING LLC4214834Aug 26, 2024Jul 15, 20265AZ
J & A TRANSPORTATIONS LLC3694217Feb 8, 2024Mar 13, 20242AZ
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.
AM56042AZ1VPK4 TRUCKING LLCAug 26, 2024Jul 15, 20264
AM5604ZAZVPK4 TRUCKING LLCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
AM20073AZJ & A TRANSPORTATIONS LLCFeb 8, 2024Mar 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026