Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUBA5CK04PN25811 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 18, 2023
MS
Last seenMar 28, 2025
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUBA5CK04PN25811
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BA5CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
N25811

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 · 56 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 56 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 56 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
2004

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Dec 18, 2023 – Mar 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 28, 2025ALII · Walk-around6OOSDENHAM AUTO EXPRESS LLC 87818A47541/MS
Jun 5, 2024MSII · Walk-around2DENHAM AUTO EXPRESS LLC 87818A47541/MS
Dec 18, 2023MSII · Walk-around0DENHAM AUTO EXPRESS LLC 87818A475741/MS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DENHAM AUTO EXPRESS LLC87818Dec 18, 2023Mar 28, 20253MS
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.
A47541MSDENHAM AUTO EXPRESS LLCJun 5, 2024Mar 28, 20252
A475741MSDENHAM AUTO EXPRESS LLCDec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026