Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TG99N274845 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 9, 2023
WV
Last seenOct 7, 2025
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9TG99N274845
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
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
NC9TG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
274845

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 9, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2025MIII · Walk-around1US SAFE TRANSPORT LLC 3777739RC25326/MI
Jun 11, 2024MIII · Walk-around2OOSUS SAFE TRANSPORT LLC 3777739RC25326/MI
Aug 21, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1LOUIS BROTHERS LOGISTIC INC 3134235RC25326/MI
Aug 9, 2023WVII · Walk-around1LOUIS BROTHERS LOGISTIC INC 3134235RC25326/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
US SAFE TRANSPORT LLC3777739Jun 11, 2024Oct 7, 20252MI
LOUIS BROTHERS LOGISTIC INC3134235Aug 9, 2023Aug 21, 20232MI
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.
RC25326MIUS SAFE TRANSPORT LLCJun 11, 2024Oct 7, 20252
RC25326MILOUIS BROTHERS LOGISTIC INCAug 9, 2023Aug 21, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026