Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CGX9DAJ3822 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenAug 18, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 18, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CGX9DAJ3822
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2009
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
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AJ3822

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
2009

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 18, 2023 – Jul 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2025TXI · Full5MARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ 368434869AM9Z/MX
Jul 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around1MARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ 368434869AM9Z/TA
Jul 19, 2024TXI · Full6OOSMARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ 368434869AM9Z/MX
Jun 28, 2024TXI · Full10OOSMARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ 368434869AM9Z/MX
May 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around8MARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ 368434869AM9Z/TA
Jan 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ 368434869AM9Z/MX
Jan 2, 2024TXI · Full3MARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ 368434869AM9Z/MX
Dec 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around2MARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ 368434869AM9Z/MX
Aug 18, 2023TXII · Walk-around3MARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ 368434869AM9Z/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZ3684348Aug 18, 2023Jul 18, 20259NL
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.
69AM9ZMXMARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZDec 3, 2023Jul 18, 20256
69AM9ZTAMARTIN TAMEZ TAMEZAug 18, 2023Jul 2, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026