Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CK0CDBF2476 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenOct 30, 2023
US
Last seenJul 21, 2026
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CK0CDBF2476
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BF2476

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 · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 45 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
2012

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 · Oct 30, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
Mar 28, 2026USIII · Driver-only0FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
Feb 13, 2026USI · Full8OOSFERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
Jan 20, 2026USIII · Driver-only2FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
Dec 5, 2025USI · Full12OOSFERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
Jun 17, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
Mar 14, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
Feb 6, 2025USI · Full5FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
Jan 22, 2025USI · Full9FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
May 4, 2024USI · Full6FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
Oct 30, 2023USI · Full12FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 1252681595DV2/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CV1252681Oct 30, 2023Jul 21, 202611SO
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.
595DV2MX1FERRARIS TRANSPORTES SA DE CVOct 30, 2023Jul 21, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026