Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG0DN149948 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMar 14, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9EG0DN149948
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2013
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
NC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
149948

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 · 2,868 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 2,868 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
2013

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNL

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 · Mar 14, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026CAIII · Driver-only5BCU TRANSPORT LLC 4430330MS6248/WI
Mar 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around5BCU INC 35862859G76959/CA
Apr 15, 2024CAIII · Driver-only4BOMBAY CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED INC 2853461YP69934/CA
Mar 14, 2024CAIII · Driver-only5BOMBAY CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED INC 2853461YP69934/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BCU TRANSPORT LLC4430330Jun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261WI
BCU INC3586285Mar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251CA
BOMBAY CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED INC2853461Mar 14, 2024Apr 15, 20242CA
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.
MS6248WI1BCU TRANSPORT LLCJun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261
9G76959CABCU INCMar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251
YP69934CABOMBAY CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED INCMar 14, 2024Apr 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026