Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK74PN18890 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections25
all-time
OOS inspections11
of 25
First seenOct 19, 2024
US
Last seenJul 23, 2026
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK74PN18890
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 14, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
N18890

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 · Oct 19, 2024 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026AZII · Walk-around8OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 32796252GA9FX/AZ
Jul 9, 2026AZI · Full5JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 32796252GA9FX/AZ
Jun 25, 2026AZI · Full16JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 32796252GA9FX/AZ
Jan 16, 2026AZI · Full2OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 32796252GA9FX/AZ
Nov 19, 2025AZI · Full3JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 32796252GA9FX/AZ
Oct 31, 2025AZI · Full3JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 32796252GA9FX/AZ
Oct 27, 2025USI · Full16JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Oct 24, 2025USI · Full6OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Oct 20, 2025AZI · Full4JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 32796252GA9FX/AZ
Oct 11, 2025USI · Full17OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Sep 23, 2025USI · Full13JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Aug 22, 2025USI · Full25OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Jul 31, 2025USIII · Driver-only0JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Jun 5, 2025USI · Full11JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
May 30, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 32796252GA9FX/AZ
May 12, 2025USI · Full24OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
May 2, 2025USI · Full10JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Apr 15, 2025USI · Full10OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Apr 9, 2025USI · Full18OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Jan 8, 2025USI · Full21OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Dec 19, 2024USI · Full12JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Dec 18, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 32796252GA9FX/AZ
Nov 7, 2024USI · Full10OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
Nov 1, 2024USII · Walk-around12OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962590UJ6Z/MX
Oct 19, 2024USI · Full7JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 327962568ES1Z/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO3279625Oct 19, 2024Jul 23, 202625SO
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.
2GA9FXAZ1JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADODec 18, 2024Jul 23, 20269
68ES1ZMXJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADOOct 19, 2024Oct 27, 202515
90UJ6ZMXJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADONov 1, 2024Nov 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026