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2009 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9KJ79N490920 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenFeb 22, 2024
ID
Last seenDec 22, 2024
PA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9KJ79N490920
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
490920

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
2009

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 · Feb 22, 2024 – Dec 22, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 22, 2024PAII · Walk-around7PRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLC 203373785134Z/WI
Dec 16, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0PRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLC 203373785134Z/WI
Oct 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSPRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLC 2033737TEMP/WI
Oct 2, 2024MTII · Walk-around11OOSPRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLC 203373773020Z/WI
Sep 20, 2024MNII · Walk-around9OOSPRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLC 203373773020Z/WI
Feb 22, 2024IDII · Walk-around3OOSPRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLC 2033737NOPLATE/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLC2033737Feb 22, 2024Dec 22, 20246WI
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.
85134ZWIPRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLCDec 16, 2024Dec 22, 20242
TEMPWIPRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
73020ZWIPRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLCSep 20, 2024Oct 2, 20242
NOPLATEWIPRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY LLCFeb 22, 2024Feb 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026