Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TJ78N486007 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenDec 12, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 18, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TJ78N486007
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
Jul 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
NC9TJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
486007

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 12, 2024 – Apr 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSROMANO TRUCKING TEXAS LLC 309117541U085N/TX
Mar 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around7ROMANO TRUCKING TEXAS LLC 309117531P024N/TX
Jan 19, 2025TXIII · Driver-only7OOSROMANO TRUCKING TEXAS LLC 309117598T912M/TX
Dec 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around11OOSROMANO TRUCKING TEXAS LLC 309117530S879M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROMANO TRUCKING TEXAS LLC3091175Dec 12, 2024Apr 18, 20254TX
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.
41U085NTXROMANO TRUCKING TEXAS LLCApr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251
31P024NTXROMANO TRUCKING TEXAS LLCMar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251
98T912MTXROMANO TRUCKING TEXAS LLCJan 19, 2025Jan 19, 20251
30S879MTXROMANO TRUCKING TEXAS LLCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026