Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Volvo Truck VNM

4V4MC9RF11N321252 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 19
First seenNov 9, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 4, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4MC9RF11N321252
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNM
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
MC9RF

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
321252

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNM

Prefix basis · 6 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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNM

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 9, 2023 – Aug 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2025TXI · Full0JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Jul 24, 2025USI · Full5JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Jul 21, 2025TXI · Full3JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Jun 24, 2025USI · Full4JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
May 22, 2025USII · Walk-around0JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Apr 23, 2025TXI · Full2OOSJOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Feb 25, 2025TXI · Full3JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES18/TA
Dec 17, 2024USI · Full4JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Jul 30, 2024USI · Full3JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Jun 27, 2024TXI · Full7JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Jun 17, 2024TXI · Full5OOSJOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Jun 10, 2024TXI · Full1JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Jun 7, 2024TXI · Full2JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
May 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around1JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Feb 19, 2024USI · Full0JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/TA
Feb 15, 2024USI · Full4OOSJOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/TA
Nov 21, 2023TXI · Full0JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/TA
Nov 17, 2023TXI · Full5OOSJOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
Nov 9, 2023TXI · Full3JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA 412987638ES1B/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOEL MENDEZ ORTEGA4129876Nov 9, 2023Aug 4, 202519TA
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.
38ES1BMXJOEL MENDEZ ORTEGANov 9, 2023Aug 4, 202515
38ES18TAJOEL MENDEZ ORTEGAFeb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251
38ES1BTAJOEL MENDEZ ORTEGANov 21, 2023Feb 19, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026