Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TG59N278956 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections21
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 21
First seenSep 5, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 3, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TG59N278956
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2009
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
278956

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
2009

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 · Sep 5, 2023 – Dec 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2025CAI · Full7GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Nov 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Nov 12, 2025CAI · Full3OOSGABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Sep 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Sep 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Aug 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Jun 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSGABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Jun 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Jun 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Jun 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Jun 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
May 21, 2025USII · Walk-around1GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
May 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around1GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Mar 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSGABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Feb 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Jan 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSGABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Dec 17, 2024CAI · Full0GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Oct 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around1GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Oct 17, 2024CAI · Full2GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Nov 13, 2023CAI · Full1GABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
Sep 5, 2023CAI · Full10OOSGABRIEL ARELLANO 28365199G19463/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GABRIEL ARELLANO2836519Sep 5, 2023Dec 3, 202521CA
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.
9G19463CAGABRIEL ARELLANOSep 5, 2023Dec 3, 202521
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026