Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6DR49DAC9401 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenJul 4, 2023
US
Last seenNov 7, 2024
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1FUJA6DR49DAC9401
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 16, 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
JA6DR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
AC9401

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 · 94 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 94 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 94 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 · Jul 4, 2023 – Nov 7, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 7, 2024USI · Full7OOSGASPAR VARGAS DIAZ 110395709ER8Y/CI
Oct 31, 2024TXI · Full1GASPAR VARGAS DIAZ 110395709ER8Y/CI
Oct 28, 2024TXI · Full1GASPAR VARGAS DIAZ 110395709ER8Y/CI
Oct 3, 2024USI · Full5GASPAR VARGAS DIAZ 110395709ER8Y/MX
Sep 4, 2024TXI · Full2GASPAR VARGAS DIAZ 110395709ER8Y/CI
Jun 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around4GASPAR VARGAS DIAZ 110395709ER8Y/CI
Mar 7, 2024TXI · Full2GASPAR VARGAS DIAZ 110395709ER8Y/MX
Feb 28, 2024TXI · Full2GASPAR VARGAS DIAZ 110395709ER8Y/CI
Jan 29, 2024TXI · Full1TRANSPORTES VARGAS DIAZ SA DE CV 297480509ER8Y/CI
Dec 26, 2023TXI · Full2TRANSPORTES VARGAS DIAZ SA DE CV 297480576ER6M/CI
Aug 19, 2023TXI · Full5TRANSPORTES VARGAS DIAZ SA DE CV 297480576ER6M/MX
Jul 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around4TRANSPORTES VARGAS DIAZ SA DE CV 297480576ER6M/MX
Jul 4, 2023USI · Full1TRANSPORTES VARGAS DIAZ SA DE CV 297480576ER6M/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GASPAR VARGAS DIAZ1103957Feb 28, 2024Nov 7, 20248CI
TRANSPORTES VARGAS DIAZ SA DE CV2974805Jul 4, 2023Jan 29, 20245CI
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.
09ER8YCIGASPAR VARGAS DIAZFeb 28, 2024Nov 7, 20246
09ER8YMXGASPAR VARGAS DIAZMar 7, 2024Oct 3, 20242
09ER8YCITRANSPORTES VARGAS DIAZ SA DE CVJan 29, 2024Jan 29, 20241
76ER6MCITRANSPORTES VARGAS DIAZ SA DE CVDec 26, 2023Dec 26, 20231
76ER6MMXTRANSPORTES VARGAS DIAZ SA DE CVJul 4, 2023Aug 19, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026