Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ8BN297435 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenMay 8, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
4V4NC9EJ8BN297435
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2011
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
297435

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
2011

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 · May 8, 2024 – Apr 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSCARUPANET LLC 400096145Z292W/TX
Oct 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSCOLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLC 408140982S801M/TX
Oct 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around4COLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLC 408140945R784M/TX
Oct 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around5COLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLC 408140941R768M/TX
Jul 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSCOLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLC 408140951M642M/TX
May 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSCOLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLC 408140992V416V/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARUPANET LLC4000961Apr 18, 2026Apr 18, 20261TX
COLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLC4081409May 8, 2024Oct 18, 20245TX
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.
45Z292WTXCARUPANET LLCApr 18, 2026Apr 18, 20261
82S801MTXCOLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLCOct 18, 2024Oct 18, 20241
45R784MTXCOLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLCOct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241
41R768MTXCOLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLCOct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241
51M642MTXCOLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLCJul 12, 2024Jul 12, 20241
92V416VTXCOLOMBIANS TRUCKING LLCMay 8, 2024May 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026