Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TJ1EN156505 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 16
First seenFeb 20, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9TJ1EN156505
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2014
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
NC9TJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
156505

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 · 960 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 960 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
2014

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 · Feb 20, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/CI
May 13, 2026TXI · Full4OOSALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/CI
Feb 17, 2026USI · Full8OOSALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/MX
Jan 16, 2026USI · Full10OOSALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/MX
Sep 5, 2025USI · Full9OOSALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/MX
Apr 28, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0ALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/MX
Mar 26, 2025TXI · Full3ALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/MX
Jan 13, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0ALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/MX
Dec 18, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0SERVICIO BINACIONAL DE TRANSPORTE RAMOS SA DE CV 624695DN3977B/MX
Oct 2, 2024USI · Full6OOSALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/CI
Aug 15, 2024NMI · Full6OOSALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/CH
May 28, 2024TXI · Full8OOSALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/CI
May 13, 2024USI · Full2OOSALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/MX
Feb 23, 2024NMI · Full0ALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/CH
Feb 23, 2024NMI · Full2OOSALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/CH
Feb 20, 2024TXI · Full3ALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS 3780706DN3977B/CI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOS3780706Feb 20, 2024Jul 17, 202615CI
SERVICIO BINACIONAL DE TRANSPORTE RAMOS SA DE CV624695Dec 18, 2024Dec 18, 20241CI
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.
DN3977BCI1ALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOSFeb 20, 2024Jul 17, 20265
DN3977BMXALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOSMay 13, 2024Feb 17, 20267
DN3977BMXSERVICIO BINACIONAL DE TRANSPORTE RAMOS SA DE CVDec 18, 2024Dec 18, 20241
DN3977BCHALAN ALEJANDRO MENDOZA RAMOSFeb 23, 2024Aug 15, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026