Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TG46N420502 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenFeb 27, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 1, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TG46N420502
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
420502

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 27, 2024 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around1JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/TA
Mar 24, 2026USI · Full5OOSJOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/MX
Jan 30, 2026TXI · Full9JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/TA
Jan 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around3JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/TA
Jan 14, 2026TXI · Full5JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/TA
Dec 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/TA
Dec 5, 2025USIII · Driver-only0JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/MX
Dec 3, 2025USI · Full3OOSJOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/MX
Nov 27, 2025TXI · Full4JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/MX
Nov 15, 2025TXI · Full13OOSJOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/MX
Nov 6, 2025TXI · Full8JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/TA
Oct 21, 2025TXI · Full7OOSJOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/MX
Oct 10, 2025TXI · Full2JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/MX
Oct 1, 2025USI · Full5JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/MX
Sep 18, 2025TXI · Full8OOSJOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/TA
Feb 27, 2024TXI · Full4JOSE PENA SALINAS 395704836ER8P/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE PENA SALINAS3957048Feb 27, 2024Apr 1, 202616TA
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.
36ER8PTAJOSE PENA SALINASSep 18, 2025Apr 1, 20267
36ER8PMXJOSE PENA SALINASFeb 27, 2024Mar 24, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026