Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK26LU46202 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 13
First seenJun 14, 2023
KY
Last seenSep 10, 2025
KS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK26LU46202
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
U46202

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 · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 7,803 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
2006

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 · Jun 14, 2023 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Jun 13, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Mar 10, 2025MDI · Full0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Feb 11, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Feb 7, 2025NCII · Walk-around0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Dec 2, 2024WAII · Walk-around2PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Sep 13, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Aug 23, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Jul 29, 2024MOII · Walk-around0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Jun 18, 2024MOII · Walk-around0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Jan 3, 2024NYII · Walk-around3PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Sep 11, 2023MDII · Walk-around0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
Jun 14, 2023KYII · Walk-around0PLATINUM EXPRESS INC 809244PWL4265/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLATINUM EXPRESS INC809244Jun 14, 2023Sep 10, 202513OH
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.
PWL4265OHPLATINUM EXPRESS INCJun 14, 2023Sep 10, 202513
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026