Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Volvo Truck WCA

4V4VDBCH4TN725541 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenJun 18, 2024
WA
Last seenMay 6, 2026
WA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4VDBCH4TN725541
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
WCA
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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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
VDBCH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
725541

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
WCA

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jun 18, 2024 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1THAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031RP27826/WA
Mar 25, 2026WAII · Walk-around2THAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031RP27826/WA
Feb 11, 2026WAII · Walk-around2THAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031RP27826/WA
Jan 21, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0THAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031RP27826/WA
Dec 31, 2025WAII · Walk-around9OOSTHAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031RP27826/WA
Nov 6, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0THAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031RP14579/WA
Sep 2, 2025WAII · Walk-around6OOSTHAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031RP27826/WA
Mar 27, 2025WAII · Walk-around6OOSTHAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031RP14579/WA
Aug 1, 2024WAII · Walk-around4OOSTHAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031D87917D/WA
Jun 18, 2024WAII · Walk-around2THAT GUY EXCAVATION INC 3030031D87917D/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THAT GUY EXCAVATION INC3030031Jun 18, 2024May 6, 202610WA
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.
RP27826WATHAT GUY EXCAVATION INCSep 2, 2025May 6, 20266
RP14579WATHAT GUY EXCAVATION INCMar 27, 2025Nov 6, 20252
D87917DWATHAT GUY EXCAVATION INCJun 18, 2024Aug 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026