Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9GH15N387198 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenOct 3, 2024
SC
Last seenJun 14, 2026
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
4V4NC9GH15N387198
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
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
Jun 21, 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
NC9GH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
387198

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 · 920 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 920 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
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 · Oct 3, 2024 – Jun 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 14, 2026SCIII · Driver-only4SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290NO TAG/SC
Feb 28, 2026NCII · Walk-around2OOSSHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1338787/IL
Jan 9, 2026NCII · Walk-around2OOSARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1310557/IL
Nov 17, 2025NCII · Walk-around8OOSARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1310557/IL
Oct 13, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1310557/IL
Oct 10, 2025SCII · Walk-around8OOSARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1310557/IL
Jun 11, 2025SCII · Walk-around13OOSARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524GLP518301/IL
Oct 3, 2024SCII · Walk-around2FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 1928754K829324/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHIELDCARRIERS LLC3526290Feb 28, 2026Jun 14, 20262IL
ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC3509524Jun 11, 2025Jan 9, 20265IL
FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC1928754Oct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241TX
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.
NO TAGSC1SHIELDCARRIERS LLCJun 14, 2026Jun 14, 20261
P1338787ILSHIELDCARRIERS LLCFeb 28, 2026Feb 28, 20261
P1310557ILARIES FREIGHT GROUP INCOct 10, 2025Jan 9, 20264
GLP518301ILARIES FREIGHT GROUP INCJun 11, 2025Jun 11, 20251
K829324ARFIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026