Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TJ38N490958 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections25
all-time
OOS inspections12
of 25
First seenNov 6, 2023
TX
Last seenNov 10, 2025
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TJ38N490958
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 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
490958

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 6, 2023 – Nov 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 10, 2025USI · Full10OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Nov 4, 2025TXI · Full6TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jul 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around8TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jul 9, 2025USI · Full10TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jun 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around3TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Apr 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around4TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Apr 17, 2025TXI · Full13OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Apr 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around12TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Mar 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jan 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jan 2, 2025USI · Full8OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Oct 15, 2024USI · Full8TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jul 16, 2024USII · Walk-around5TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jul 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around6TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jun 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jun 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
May 21, 2024USI · Full9OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
May 8, 2024USI · Full8OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Apr 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around2TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Apr 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jan 29, 2024USI · Full8OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jan 19, 2024USI · Full5TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
Jan 11, 2024USI · Full7TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/TA
Dec 27, 2023USI · Full9TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/TA
Nov 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around5OOSTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 187170942EM4A/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV1871709Nov 6, 2023Nov 10, 202525TA
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.
42EM4AMXTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CVNov 6, 2023Nov 10, 202523
42EM4ATATRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CVDec 27, 2023Jan 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026