Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH29N279488 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJun 14, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 28, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TH29N279488
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 21, 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
NC9TH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
279488

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 · 1,914 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,914 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 · Jun 14, 2023 – Jan 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around9G & D XPRESS LLC 30184861L34563/TX
Nov 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around6G & D XPRESS LLC 30184861L34563/TX
Oct 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSG & D XPRESS LLC 30184861L34563/TX
Jan 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around10G & D XPRESS LLC 30184861L34563/TX
Dec 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSG & D XPRESS LLC 30184861L34563/TX
Nov 16, 2023TXII · Walk-around5G & D XPRESS LLC 30184861L34563/TX
Jun 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSG & D XPRESS LLC 30184861L34563/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
G & D XPRESS LLC3018486Jun 14, 2023Jan 28, 20267TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1L34563TXG & D XPRESS LLCJun 14, 2023Jan 28, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026