Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CV44LM54373 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJun 17, 2025
SC
Last seenMar 24, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 9 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
1FUJA6CV44LM54373
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
Jul 5, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
M54373

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 · Jun 17, 2025 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026PAIII · Driver-only4OOSDAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319DD8528/NC
Mar 5, 2026TNII · Walk-around5OOSDAVID TRANTHAM INC 1505319DD8528/NC
Oct 23, 2025SCII · Walk-around2SARGE & BETTY REVIS HAULING LLC 2527438VT5483/NC
Jun 17, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1GRACE OF NC LLC 1954439VW2519/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVID TRANTHAM INC1505319Mar 5, 2026Mar 24, 20262NC
SARGE & BETTY REVIS HAULING LLC2527438Oct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251NC
GRACE OF NC LLC1954439Jun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251NC
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.
DD8528NCDAVID TRANTHAM INCMar 5, 2026Mar 24, 20262
VT5483NCSARGE & BETTY REVIS HAULING LLCOct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251
VW2519NCGRACE OF NC LLCJun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026