Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Volvo Truck WG

4VGJBARF6VN858389 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 2
First seenNov 24, 2023
UT
Last seenJan 10, 2025
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4VGJBARF6VN858389
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
WG
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Sep 20, 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
4VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JBARF

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
858389

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
WG

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 24, 2023 – Jan 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 10, 2025UTI · Full7OOSDIG BOSS LLC 4360230V512AZ/UT
Nov 24, 2023UTI · Full16OOSCONNECTIONZ AQUISITION 3247940V512AZ/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIG BOSS LLC4360230Jan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251UT
CONNECTIONZ AQUISITION3247940Nov 24, 2023Nov 24, 20231UT
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.
V512AZUTDIG BOSS LLCJan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251
V512AZUTCONNECTIONZ AQUISITIONNov 24, 2023Nov 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 20, 2026