Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TG16N386289 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenOct 1, 2024
US
Last seenApr 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
4V4NC9TG16N386289
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2006
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
NC9TG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
386289

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 · 1,272 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,272 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
2006

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 1, 2024 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around0RAFAEL ALVAREZ CHAVEZ 377916801ES1H/MX
Mar 3, 2026USI · Full10OOSRAFAEL ALVAREZ CHAVEZ 377916801ES1H/MX
Feb 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around2RAFAEL ALVAREZ CHAVEZ 377916801ES1H/MX
Feb 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSRAFAEL ALVAREZ CHAVEZ 377916801ES1H/MX
Feb 9, 2026TXI · Full6RAFAEL ALVAREZ CHAVEZ 377916801ES1H/MX
Jan 15, 2026USI · Full3RAFAEL ALVAREZ CHAVEZ 377916801ES1H/MX
Jan 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around1RAFAEL ALVAREZ CHAVEZ 377916801ES1H/MX
Aug 19, 2025USI · Full3ROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ 328259401ES1H/MX
Aug 15, 2025USI · Full3ROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ 328259401ES1H/MX
Jul 31, 2025TXI · Full3OOSROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ 328259401ES1H/MX
Jul 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ 328259401ES1H/MX
Jul 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ 328259401ES1H/MX
Jul 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ 328259401ES1H/MX
May 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around6ROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ 328259401ES1H/MX
May 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ 328259401ES1H/MX
Oct 1, 2024USI · Full4ROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ 328259401ES1H/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAFAEL ALVAREZ CHAVEZ3779168Jan 8, 2026Apr 20, 20267TA
ROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZ3282594Oct 1, 2024Aug 19, 20259TA
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.
01ES1HMXRAFAEL ALVAREZ CHAVEZJan 8, 2026Apr 20, 20267
01ES1HMXROBERTO CARLOS ALVAREZ MARTINEZOct 1, 2024Aug 19, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026