Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9GH05N397978 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 12, 2023
GA
Last seenDec 2, 2025
GA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9GH05N397978
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
NC9GH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
397978

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 · 920 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 920 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
2005

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 · Oct 12, 2023 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025GAIII · Driver-only6EURO CAR INC 2090930RA88723/MI
Apr 3, 2025VAII · Walk-around19OOSEURO CAR INC 2090930RA88723/MI
Nov 12, 2024GAIII · Driver-only7EURO CAR INC 2090930RA88723/MI
Oct 18, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0EURO CAR INC 2090930RA88723/MI
Oct 12, 2023GAIII · Driver-only0EURO CAR INC 2090930RA88723/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EURO CAR INC2090930Oct 12, 2023Dec 2, 20255MI
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.
RA88723MIEURO CAR INCOct 12, 2023Dec 2, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026