Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TGX8N493036 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenOct 11, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TGX8N493036
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2008
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
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
493036

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
2008

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 11, 2023 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026USI · Full0KOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/MX
Jan 29, 2026USI · Full2KOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/MX
Jan 16, 2026USIII · Driver-only0KOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663484AX9L/MX
Sep 18, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0KOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/MX
Sep 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0KOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/MX
Aug 1, 2025USI · Full0KOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/MX
Jul 31, 2025NMII · Walk-around2OOSKOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/MX
May 2, 2025USI · Full0KOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/MX
Dec 2, 2024USI · Full4OOSKOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/MX
Nov 6, 2024USI · Full6OOSKOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/CI
Feb 8, 2024USI · Full6OOSKOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/CI
Oct 11, 2023TXI · Full1KOSEKI AU PORTILLO 263663485AX9L/CI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOSEKI AU PORTILLO2636634Oct 11, 2023Feb 20, 202612CI
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.
85AX9LMXKOSEKI AU PORTILLODec 2, 2024Feb 20, 20268
84AX9LMXKOSEKI AU PORTILLOJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
85AX9LCIKOSEKI AU PORTILLOOct 11, 2023Nov 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026