Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6BGX8DZ66639 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
38 mo
Inspections43
all-time
OOS inspections11
of 43
First seenJun 12, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 7, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6BGX8DZ66639
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 14, 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
JA6BG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
Z66639

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 · 100 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 100 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 100 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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Aug 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2026TXI · Full4ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jul 29, 2026TXI · Full5OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jul 8, 2026TXI · Full5OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
May 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around3ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/GJ
Apr 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around3ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Apr 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around6ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Apr 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Mar 25, 2026USI · Full4ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Feb 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around7ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jan 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jan 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Nov 12, 2025TXI · Full6ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Oct 31, 2025TXI · Full4ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Oct 1, 2025USI · Full4ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Aug 27, 2025USI · Full4OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Aug 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jul 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around4ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jul 23, 2025USI · Full5OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jun 20, 2025USI · Full3ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
May 22, 2025USI · Full4ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Apr 25, 2025USI · Full5ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Mar 4, 2025USI · Full3ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jan 31, 2025USI · Full8ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Dec 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Oct 15, 2024TXI · Full7OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Sep 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around6ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jul 31, 2024USI · Full11OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
May 30, 2024USII · Walk-around3OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Mar 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around4ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Mar 11, 2024TXI · Full5ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Mar 7, 2024TXI · Full4OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Feb 12, 2024USI · Full7OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Oct 11, 2023USI · Full1ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Sep 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Sep 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Aug 23, 2023USI · Full3ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jul 31, 2023TXI · Full2ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jul 18, 2023TXI · Full4ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jul 11, 2023TXI · Full4ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jul 5, 2023TXI · Full2ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jun 29, 2023TXI · Full3ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
Jun 12, 2023TXI · Full3ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV 68213595AE4K/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CV682135Jun 12, 2023Aug 7, 202643GJ
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.
95AE4KMX1ROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CVJun 12, 2023Aug 7, 202642
95AE4KGJROYAL TRANSPORTS SA DE CVMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026