Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VHD

4V5KC9DG1HN991445 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMar 19, 2025
SC
Last seenMay 21, 2026
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V5KC9DG1HN991445
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VHD
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
4V5

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
KC9DG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
991445

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 · 82 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VHD

Prefix basis · 82 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VHD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Mar 19, 2025 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1HOWARD DISPOSAL LLC 4051040P892083/SC
Mar 9, 2026SCII · Walk-around6HOWARD DISPOSAL LLC 4051040P892083/SC
Apr 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0HOWARD DISPOSAL LLC 4051040P892083/SC
Mar 19, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0HOWARD DISPOSAL LLC 4051040P892083/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOWARD DISPOSAL LLC4051040Mar 19, 2025May 21, 20264SC
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.
P892083SCHOWARD DISPOSAL LLCMar 19, 2025May 21, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026