Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Volvo Truck VT

4V4LC9KL97N484462 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenFeb 24, 2025
TX
Last seenApr 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
4V4LC9KL97N484462
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VT
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
4V4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LC9KL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
484462

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
VOLVO TRUCK

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VT

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2007

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VT

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 24, 2025 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around1GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 690147W0501HY/TN
Jan 8, 2026TXI · Full1GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 690147W0501HY/TN
Aug 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSACME TRUCK LINE INC 52767R799708/TX
Feb 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSERGON TRUCKING INC 137758R488794/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC690147Jan 8, 2026Apr 9, 20262TX
ACME TRUCK LINE INC52767Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251LA
ERGON TRUCKING INC137758Feb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251MS
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.
W0501HYTNGULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INCJan 8, 2026Apr 9, 20262
R799708TXACME TRUCK LINE INCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
R488794TXERGON TRUCKING INCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026