Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6AS98DZ63172 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 14
First seenAug 9, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJA6AS98DZ63172
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 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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JA6AS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
Z63172

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 · Aug 9, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/MX
Jun 16, 2026TXI · Full1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/TA
May 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/DF
Sep 16, 2025USIII · Driver-only1OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/MX
May 23, 2025TXI · Full4FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/TA
Feb 28, 2025USI · Full10OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/MX
Nov 5, 2024USII · Walk-around3FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/MX
Oct 24, 2024TXI · Full4OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/MX
May 9, 2024TXI · Full4OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/MX
Mar 22, 2024TXI · Full3FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/MX
Jan 11, 2024USI · Full3OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/TA
Oct 24, 2023TXI · Full2FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/TA
Oct 24, 2023TXI · Full0SAN ANTONIO TRUCKING SA DE CV 156920371AG3L/TA
Aug 9, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429678DT2/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV556429Aug 9, 2023Jul 7, 202613TA
SAN ANTONIO TRUCKING SA DE CV1569203Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231TA
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.
678DT2MX1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CVAug 9, 2023Jul 7, 20268
678DT2TA1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CVOct 24, 2023Jun 16, 20264
678DT2DFFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CVMay 14, 2026May 14, 20261
71AG3LTASAN ANTONIO TRUCKING SA DE CVOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026