Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TG86N420745 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 15, 2023
IL
Last seenMar 3, 2025
WI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
4V4NC9TG86N420745
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
420745

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
2006

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 · Sep 15, 2023 – Mar 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2025WIIII · Driver-only4STAR TRUCKING LLC 248922185610Z/WI
Jul 16, 2024SDII · Walk-around0CROSS EXPRESS COMPANY 1375756P1004890/IL
May 15, 2024OHII · Walk-around0CROSS EXPRESS COMPANY 1375756P1004890/IL
Jan 25, 2024SDII · Walk-around0CROSS EXPRESS COMPANY 1375756P1004890/IL
Sep 15, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0CROSS EXPRESS COMPANY 1375756P1004890/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STAR TRUCKING LLC2489221Mar 3, 2025Mar 3, 20251WI
CROSS EXPRESS COMPANY1375756Sep 15, 2023Jul 16, 20244IL
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.
85610ZWISTAR TRUCKING LLCMar 3, 2025Mar 3, 20251
P1004890ILCROSS EXPRESS COMPANYSep 15, 2023Jul 16, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026