Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CK6CDBN9713 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 11
First seenMay 23, 2025
TX
Last seenApr 8, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CK6CDBN9713
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 18, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
BN9713

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 · May 23, 2025 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026TXI · Full8OOSJOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/TA
Nov 3, 2025TXI · Full17OOSJOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/MX
Oct 3, 2025TXIII · Driver-only3JOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/MX
Sep 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around7JOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/TA
Sep 27, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4JOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/MX
Sep 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around15OOSJOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/MX
Jul 1, 2025USI · Full6OOSJOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/MX
Jun 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around3JOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/MX
Jun 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSJOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/MX
Jun 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around7JOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/MX
May 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around15OOSJOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ 341971403BF2K/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZ3419714May 23, 2025Apr 8, 202611TA
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.
03BF2KTAJOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZSep 29, 2025Apr 8, 20262
03BF2KMXJOSE LUIS VELARDE PEREZMay 23, 2025Nov 3, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026