Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CV16LW45896 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenJul 18, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 8, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CV16LW45896
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2006
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
JA6CV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
W45896

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 · 769 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 769 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 769 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
2006

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Aug 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSMANUEL AVITIA JR 28739901N08947/TX
Jun 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around10OOSMANUEL AVITIA JR 28739902ZR480/TX
May 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around4MANUEL AVITIA JR 28739902ZR480/TX
Apr 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSMANUEL AVITIA JR 28739902ZR480/TX
Nov 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSMANUEL AVITIA JR 28739901M91352/TX
Jul 18, 2023TXII · Walk-around1MANUEL AVITIA JR 28739901M91352/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MANUEL AVITIA JR2873990Jul 18, 2023Aug 8, 20256TX
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.
1N08947TXMANUEL AVITIA JRAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251
2ZR480TXMANUEL AVITIA JRApr 15, 2024Jun 12, 20243
1M91352TXMANUEL AVITIA JRJul 18, 2023Nov 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026