Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Volvo Truck VT

4V4LC9KL48N489215 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenDec 16, 2023
KS
Last seenAug 6, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
4V4LC9KL48N489215
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VT
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 14, 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
LC9KL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
489215

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 · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VT

Prefix basis · 13 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
VT

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 16, 2023 – Aug 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0SERGIO TOLEDO VASQUEZ 2465865R628992/TX
Jun 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around0SERGIO TOLEDO VASQUEZ 2465865R628992/TX
Sep 18, 2024KSII · Walk-around1SERGIO TOLEDO VASQUEZ 2465865R628992/TX
Dec 16, 2023KSIII · Driver-only0COWAN INTERMODAL GROUP LLC 2151943344786/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERGIO TOLEDO VASQUEZ2465865Sep 18, 2024Aug 6, 20253TX
COWAN INTERMODAL GROUP LLC215194Dec 16, 2023Dec 16, 20231MD
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.
R628992TXSERGIO TOLEDO VASQUEZSep 18, 2024Aug 6, 20253
3344786INCOWAN INTERMODAL GROUP LLCDec 16, 2023Dec 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026