Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CV34LM49701 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMay 15, 2024
IA
Last seenMar 5, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1FUJA6CV34LM49701
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 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
M49701

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
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 · May 15, 2024 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026SDII · Walk-around1CHAD TANNER TRUCKING INC 987929MX3621/IA
Dec 27, 2025SDII · Walk-around0CHAD TANNER TRUCKING INC 987929MX3621/IA
Apr 25, 2025IAI · Full5KELLEN LEASING INC 735646FH6351/IA
Apr 17, 2025SDII · Walk-around4KELLEN LEASING INC 735646FH6351/IA
May 29, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0KELLEN LEASING INC 735646FH6351/IA
May 15, 2024IAII · Walk-around3KELLEN LEASING INC 735646FH6351/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAD TANNER TRUCKING INC987929Dec 27, 2025Mar 5, 20262IA
KELLEN LEASING INC735646May 15, 2024Apr 25, 20254IA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
MX3621IACHAD TANNER TRUCKING INCDec 27, 2025Mar 5, 20262
FH6351IAKELLEN LEASING INCMay 15, 2024Apr 25, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026