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2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG2FN187068 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenNov 7, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EG2FN187068
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
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
4V4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
187068

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 · 2,868 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 2,868 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNL

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 · Nov 7, 2023 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Jan 15, 2026CAI · Full0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Sep 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Jun 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Apr 25, 2025CAI · Full2OOSLORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Apr 25, 2025CAI · Full0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Nov 4, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAI · Full1LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAI · Full0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Oct 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Aug 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Feb 26, 2024CAI · Full0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Nov 15, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
Nov 7, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA 33345109G04110/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDA3334510Nov 7, 2023Feb 12, 202614CA
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.
9G04110CALORENZO ALVARADO CASTANEDANov 7, 2023Feb 12, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026