Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9GF34N368035 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 14
First seenMay 17, 2024
NC
Last seenMar 2, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
4V4NC9GF34N368035
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
NC9GF

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
368035

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 20 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
2004

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 17, 2024 – Mar 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 2, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0FLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB71535/NC
Jan 28, 2026NCII · Walk-around2OOSFLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Jan 23, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0FLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Dec 9, 2025NCII · Walk-around0FLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Nov 20, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSFLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Sep 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Sep 4, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Aug 25, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Jul 10, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSFLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Jun 2, 2025NCII · Walk-around2FLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Jan 24, 2025NCI · Full11OOSFLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Jan 16, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
Dec 19, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0FLOATER TRUCKING LLC 3157323ZB67612/NC
May 17, 2024NCII · Walk-around4OOSELLIOT EDWARDS TRUCKING LLC 4129843ZB65595/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLOATER TRUCKING LLC3157323Dec 19, 2024Mar 2, 202613NC
ELLIOT EDWARDS TRUCKING LLC4129843May 17, 2024May 17, 20241NC
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.
ZB71535NCFLOATER TRUCKING LLCMar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261
ZB67612NCFLOATER TRUCKING LLCDec 19, 2024Jan 28, 202612
ZB65595NCELLIOT EDWARDS TRUCKING LLCMay 17, 2024May 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026