Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TG28N499168 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenMar 11, 2026
TX
Last seenJul 29, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
4V4NC9TG28N499168
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 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
NC9TG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
499168

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 · 1,272 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,272 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 · Mar 11, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026USIII · Driver-only1ENRIQUE CASTRO NARVAEZ 425179998ES8N/MX
Jun 18, 2026TXI · Full5ENRIQUE CASTRO NARVAEZ 425179998ES8N/MX
Jun 17, 2026TXI · Full0ENRIQUE CASTRO NARVAEZ 425179998ES8N/MX
Jun 12, 2026TXI · Full3ENRIQUE CASTRO NARVAEZ 425179998ES8N/MX
May 29, 2026TXI · Full3OOSENRIQUE CASTRO NARVAEZ 425179998ES8N/MX
Apr 13, 2026TXI · Full1NANCY PATRICIA ORTIZ RUIZ 358526398ES8N/MX
Mar 19, 2026USI · Full8NANCY PATRICIA ORTIZ RUIZ 358526398ES8N/MX
Mar 11, 2026TXI · Full2OOSNANCY PATRICIA ORTIZ RUIZ 358526398ES8N/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ENRIQUE CASTRO NARVAEZ4251799May 29, 2026Jul 29, 20265TA
NANCY PATRICIA ORTIZ RUIZ3585263Mar 11, 2026Apr 13, 20263GJ
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.
98ES8NMX1ENRIQUE CASTRO NARVAEZMay 29, 2026Jul 29, 20265
98ES8NMXNANCY PATRICIA ORTIZ RUIZMar 11, 2026Apr 13, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026