Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK69DAH5879 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenMar 18, 2026
TX
Last seenJul 7, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK69DAH5879
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 18, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
AH5879

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 · Mar 18, 2026 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026USI · Full3OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
Jun 10, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/CI
May 8, 2026TXI · Full7OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
Apr 22, 2026USI · Full2ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
Apr 22, 2026TXI · Full5ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
Apr 20, 2026USI · Full2OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
Apr 16, 2026TXI · Full3ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
Apr 14, 2026USI · Full1ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
Mar 26, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/CH
Mar 25, 2026USI · Full2ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
Mar 24, 2026NMII · Walk-around1ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
Mar 24, 2026USI · Full4OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/CI
Mar 18, 2026TXI · Full6ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744228AK3H/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV4017442Mar 18, 2026Jul 7, 202613BN
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.
28AK3HMX1ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CVMar 18, 2026Jul 7, 202610
28AK3HCIERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CVMar 24, 2026Jun 10, 20262
28AK3HCH1ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CVMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026