Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Volvo Truck VT

4V4LC9KL77N487442 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenAug 12, 2023
DE
Last seenMay 28, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4LC9KL77N487442
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VT
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
487442

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
2007

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 · Aug 12, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026NYII · Walk-around18OOSERNEST L CARTER 1541282TEMP REG/IL
Dec 24, 2025NYIII · Driver-only5OOSERNEST L CARTER 1541282T9958028/IL
May 2, 2025CTII · Walk-around24OOSERNEST L CARTER 1541282T9957644/IL
Sep 17, 2023CTIII · Driver-only1ERNEST L CARTER 1541282TEMP/IL
Aug 12, 2023DEII · Walk-around2ERNEST L CARTER 1541282994738/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERNEST L CARTER1541282Aug 12, 2023May 28, 20265NJ
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.
TEMP REGILERNEST L CARTERMay 28, 2026May 28, 20261
T9958028ILERNEST L CARTERDec 24, 2025Dec 24, 20251
T9957644ILERNEST L CARTERMay 2, 2025May 2, 20251
TEMPILERNEST L CARTERSep 17, 2023Sep 17, 20231
994738ILERNEST L CARTERAug 12, 2023Aug 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026