Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CK9EDFT2472 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJun 20, 2023
US
Last seenNov 2, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJA6CK9EDFT2472
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2014
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FT2472

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
2014

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 20, 2023 – Nov 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around10PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/DF
Aug 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSPABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/MX
Jan 30, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/MX
Jan 13, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0MARIA GUADALUPE MEDINA CARRERA 348020769AT8F/TA
Jan 10, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/TA
Nov 12, 2024USII · Walk-around0PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/MX
Jul 6, 2024USII · Walk-around0PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/MX
Mar 21, 2024USII · Walk-around0PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/MX
Mar 19, 2024USII · Walk-around0PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/MX
Feb 8, 2024USII · Walk-around0PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/MX
Jun 20, 2023USII · Walk-around0PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS 348951769AT8F/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOS3489517Jun 20, 2023Nov 2, 202510NL
MARIA GUADALUPE MEDINA CARRERA3480207Jan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251TA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
69AT8FDFPABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOSNov 2, 2025Nov 2, 20251
69AT8FMXPABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOSJun 20, 2023Aug 3, 20258
69AT8FTAMARIA GUADALUPE MEDINA CARRERAJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
69AT8FTAPABLO LUIS SALAZAR RAMOSJan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026