Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6AS28DZ63174 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenJul 7, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 21, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6AS28DZ63174
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JA6AS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Z63174

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 7 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
2008

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 7, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026TXI · Full4FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/TA
Jun 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/TA
Jun 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/MX
Apr 3, 2026TXI · Full7FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/TA
Mar 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around2FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/MX
Jul 3, 2025TXI · Full1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/MX
Jun 25, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/TA
Jun 20, 2025TXI · Full2FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/MX
May 6, 2025TXI · Full4FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/MX
Nov 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around3FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/MX
Feb 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around3FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/TA
Jul 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around5OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429679DT2/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV556429Jul 7, 2023Jul 21, 202612TA
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.
679DT2TA1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CVFeb 29, 2024Jul 21, 20265
679DT2MX1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CVJul 7, 2023Jun 19, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026