Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CG66DN72809 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 19
First seenAug 20, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 16, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CG66DN72809
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2006
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
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
N72809

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 · 88 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 88 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 88 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
2006

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 20, 2023 – Sep 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/TA
Aug 22, 2025TXI · Full0FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Jul 2, 2025TXI · Full2FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/TA
Jun 18, 2025TXI · Full1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
May 21, 2025TXI · Full2FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full3FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Mar 14, 2025TXI · Full2FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/TA
Dec 17, 2024USI · Full0FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Oct 10, 2024TXI · Full6FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Sep 11, 2024TXI · Full1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Sep 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Aug 13, 2024USI · Full4OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/TA
Apr 8, 2024TXI · Full1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Mar 17, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Feb 13, 2024TXI · Full4FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Jan 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Jan 10, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Jan 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/MX
Aug 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CV 556429977DS9/TA
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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 CV556429Aug 20, 2023Sep 16, 202519TA
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.
977DS9TAFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CVAug 20, 2023Sep 16, 20255
977DS9MXFLETERA INTERNACIONAL ELGO SA DE CVJan 9, 2024Aug 22, 202514
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026