Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ09N277609 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 10
First seenJan 19, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 10, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
4V4NC9EJ09N277609
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
277609

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 · 8,552 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 8,552 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
2009

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 · Jan 19, 2024 – Jun 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around8GOOD ROSS LLC 4067479R792440/TX
May 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around10GOOD ROSS LLC 406747972P140N/TX
Apr 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSGOOD ROSS LLC 406747914T098N/TX
Mar 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSGOOD ROSS LLC 406747966R023N/TX
Oct 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around13OOSCUETO LOGISTICS LLC 307946829U712M/TX
Oct 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around15OOSUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLC 396951629U712M/TX
Aug 12, 2024TXIII · Driver-only5OOSUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLC 396951652P691M/TX
Jul 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around18OOSUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLC 39695161N44217/TX
Jun 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around14OOSUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLC 39695161N44217/TX
Jan 19, 2024TXIII · Driver-only6OOSUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLC 39695161N44217/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOOD ROSS LLC4067479Mar 19, 2025Jun 10, 20254TX
CUETO LOGISTICS LLC3079468Oct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241TX
UNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLC3969516Jan 19, 2024Oct 9, 20245TX
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.
R792440TXGOOD ROSS LLCJun 10, 2025Jun 10, 20251
72P140NTXGOOD ROSS LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
14T098NTXGOOD ROSS LLCApr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251
66R023NTXGOOD ROSS LLCMar 19, 2025Mar 19, 20251
29U712MTXCUETO LOGISTICS LLCOct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241
29U712MTXUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLCOct 9, 2024Oct 9, 20241
52P691MTXUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLCAug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241
1N44217TXUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLCJan 19, 2024Jul 15, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026