Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6DE88LZ82227 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenAug 21, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 28, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6DE88LZ82227
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
JA6DE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Z82227

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 · 250 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 250 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 250 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
2008

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 · Aug 21, 2024 – Aug 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around4SUAREZ EXPRESS LLC 3820890R745449/TX
Jun 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSSUAREZ EXPRESS LLC 3820890R745449/TX
Nov 14, 2024COIII · Driver-only0SUAREZ EXPRESS LLC 3820890R745449/TX
Nov 13, 2024TXI · Full14OOSSUAREZ EXPRESS LLC 3820890R745449/TX
Aug 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSSUAREZ EXPRESS LLC 38208901M77894/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUAREZ EXPRESS LLC3820890Aug 21, 2024Aug 28, 20255TX
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.
R745449TXSUAREZ EXPRESS LLCNov 13, 2024Aug 28, 20254
1M77894TXSUAREZ EXPRESS LLCAug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026