Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2003 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9JH73N347469 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenApr 30, 2024
IN
Last seenApr 28, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9JH73N347469
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
NC9JH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
347469

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 · 113 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 113 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.

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 · Apr 30, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026OHII · Walk-around5OOSTARA FREIGHT INC 3947052P1319382/IL
Jul 28, 2025MAIII · Driver-only0—TARA FREIGHT INC 3947052000000/IL
Apr 30, 2024INII · Walk-around3OOSELUM CORP 3469408P1149072/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TARA FREIGHT INC3947052Jul 28, 2025Apr 28, 20262IL
ELUM CORP3469408Apr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241IL
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.
P1319382IL—TARA FREIGHT INCApr 28, 2026 → Apr 28, 20261
000000IL—TARA FREIGHT INCJul 28, 2025 → Jul 28, 20251
P1149072IL—ELUM CORPApr 30, 2024 → Apr 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026