Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9JH93N345044 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMay 28, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 10, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9JH93N345044
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
Jul 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
NC9JH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
345044

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.

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
2003

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 28, 2024 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0PALMETTO TRANSPORT INC 515866XE587U/FL
Jul 20, 2025MOI · Full11OOSPEREZ TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC 3804472DF38FA/FL
Jan 28, 2025KYII · Walk-around1PEREZ TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC 3804472XC849G/FL
Aug 21, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1PEREZ TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC 3804472XC849G/FL
May 28, 2024TXI · Full5PEREZ TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC 3804472XC849G/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PALMETTO TRANSPORT INC515866Aug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20261FL
PEREZ TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC3804472May 28, 2024Jul 20, 20254FL
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.
XE587UFL1PALMETTO TRANSPORT INCAug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20261
DF38FAFLPEREZ TRANSPORT COMPANY LLCJul 20, 2025Jul 20, 20251
XC849GFLPEREZ TRANSPORT COMPANY LLCMay 28, 2024Jan 28, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026