Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Volvo Truck VNM

4V4MC9GH05N387298 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenOct 25, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 22, 2024
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4MC9GH05N387298
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNM
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
MC9GH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
387298

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 · 36 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNM

Prefix basis · 36 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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNM

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 25, 2023 – Aug 22, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ERA TRANSPORTATION INC 397023363Z538V/TX
Aug 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSERA TRANSPORTATION INC 397023363Z538V/TX
Oct 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around12OOSERA TRANSPORTATION INC 397023329V212V/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERA TRANSPORTATION INC3970233Oct 25, 2023Aug 22, 20243TX
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.
63Z538VTXERA TRANSPORTATION INCAug 21, 2024Aug 22, 20242
29V212VTXERA TRANSPORTATION INCOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026