Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Freightliner Columbia

1FVHA6CK8BDAV9588 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenAug 18, 2023
CT
Last seenSep 25, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1FVHA6CK8BDAV9588
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2011
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
AV9588

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 · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 28 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
2011

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Aug 18, 2023 – Sep 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2OOSERS EXPRESS INC 2934107AZ316R/NJ
May 22, 2024DEII · Walk-around3OOSSL TRANSPORT LLC 295403560786A/CT
Jan 20, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0SL TRANSPORT LLC 295403560786A/CT
Aug 18, 2023CTI · Full2OOSSL TRANSPORT LLC 295403560786A/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERS EXPRESS INC2934107Sep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251NJ
SL TRANSPORT LLC2954035Aug 18, 2023May 22, 20243CT
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.
AZ316RNJERS EXPRESS INCSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
60786ACTSL TRANSPORT LLCAug 18, 2023May 22, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026