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2008 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9KJ78N493783 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenOct 20, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 22, 2026
WA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9KJ78N493783
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2008
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
NC9KJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
493783

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 · 55 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 55 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
2008

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 20, 2023 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026WAII · Walk-around4ASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORT INC 2182015C18513P/WA
Mar 5, 2026WAII · Walk-around2OOSASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORT INC 2182015C18513P/WA
Feb 25, 2026WAII · Walk-around2OOSASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORT INC 2182015C18513P/WA
Jul 17, 2024WAII · Walk-around1ASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORT INC 2182015C18513P/WA
Feb 28, 2024WAII · Walk-around1ASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORT INC 2182015C18513P/WA
Dec 12, 2023WAII · Walk-around1OOSASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORT INC 2182015C18513P/WA
Oct 20, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0ASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORT INC 2182015C18513P/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORT INC2182015Oct 20, 2023Apr 22, 20267WA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
C18513PWAASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORT INCOct 20, 2023Apr 22, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026