Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TGX9N268942 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections26
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 26
First seenJun 22, 2023
US
Last seenJan 15, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TGX9N268942
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 14, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
268942

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 22, 2023 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026USI · Full1EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Jan 5, 2026TXI · Full0EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Dec 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around1EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Dec 11, 2025TXI · Full4EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Dec 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around2EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Oct 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around3EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Oct 22, 2025USIII · Driver-only1EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Oct 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around3EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Sep 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around2EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Sep 15, 2025USI · Full2EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA 297725826ES1W/MX
Dec 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around1JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Sep 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around0JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Jul 24, 2024TXIII · Driver-only3JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Jun 20, 2024USI · Full0JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Jun 10, 2024TXI · Full3JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Mar 8, 2024USI · Full0JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER95/MX
Feb 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around0JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Feb 1, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1OOSJORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Jan 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around0JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Jan 17, 2024USIII · Driver-only1JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Dec 30, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Dec 20, 2023USI · Full0JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/TA
Nov 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around2OOSJORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Jul 3, 2023TXIII · Driver-only3JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Jun 29, 2023TXI · Full2JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
Jun 22, 2023USI · Full3JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA 247273915ER9S/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIA2977258Sep 15, 2025Jan 15, 202610TA
JORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDA2472739Jun 22, 2023Dec 20, 202416TA
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.
26ES1WMXEDELMIRO MELENDEZ HEREBIASep 15, 2025Jan 15, 202610
15ER9SMXJORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDAJun 22, 2023Dec 20, 202414
15ER95MXJORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDAMar 8, 2024Mar 8, 20241
15ER9STAJORGE ANTONIO SEPULVEDADec 20, 2023Dec 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026