Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TGX5N380473 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 14
First seenAug 9, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 24, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TGX5N380473
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
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
NC9TG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
380473

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
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 · Aug 9, 2023 – Oct 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around12SERGIO HERNANDEZ RAMIREZ 39416971N40024/TX
Mar 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around14OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Dec 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around11OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Dec 18, 2024TXI · Full21OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Dec 7, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Dec 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Nov 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around11LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Apr 24, 2024TXI · Full12OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Apr 1, 2024USI · Full9OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Jan 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around1LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Jan 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 322005335UE5A/TA
Nov 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around10OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
Aug 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around0LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 322005335UE5A/TA
Aug 9, 2023TXIII · Driver-only3LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200531N40024/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERGIO HERNANDEZ RAMIREZ3941697Oct 24, 2025Oct 24, 20251NL
LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS3220053Aug 9, 2023Mar 12, 202513TA
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.
1N40024TXSERGIO HERNANDEZ RAMIREZOct 24, 2025Oct 24, 20251
1N40024TXLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLASAug 9, 2023Mar 12, 202511
35UE5ATALUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLASAug 28, 2023Jan 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026