Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TK69N485859 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenMar 17, 2025
TN
Last seenApr 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
4V4NC9TK69N485859
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
NC9TK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
485859

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 · 300 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 300 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
2009

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 · Mar 17, 2025 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSWEST TEXAS TRIAD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 41849281P12902/TX
Jul 27, 2025MOIII · Driver-only1PAM CARTAGE CARRIERS LLC 6168773705153/IN
Mar 17, 2025TNI · Full1OOSPAM CARTAGE CARRIERS LLC 6168773705153/UK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WEST TEXAS TRIAD ENERGY SERVICES LLC4184928Apr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261TX
PAM CARTAGE CARRIERS LLC616877Mar 17, 2025Jul 27, 20252OH
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.
1P12902TXWEST TEXAS TRIAD ENERGY SERVICES LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
3705153INPAM CARTAGE CARRIERS LLCJul 27, 2025Jul 27, 20251
3705153UKPAM CARTAGE CARRIERS LLCMar 17, 2025Mar 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026