Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH94N360481 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 10
First seenJun 12, 2024
TX
Last seenSep 18, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
4V4NC9TH94N360481
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
360481

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
2004

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 12, 2024 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSTRANSPORTES HRD SA DE CV 420973426ES2W/MX
Sep 12, 2025USI · Full8OOSTRANSPORTES HRD SA DE CV 420973426ES2W/MX
Mar 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around3MANUEL SANCHES FALCON 383112779ES4G/MX
Nov 7, 2024USI · Full12OOSMANUEL SANCHES FALCON 383112779ES4G/MX
Oct 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSMANUEL SANCHES FALCON 383112779ES4G/MX
Oct 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around10OOSBLACK LIQUID CARRIERS LLC 35300091N59905/TX
Sep 24, 2024USI · Full7BLACK LIQUID CARRIERS LLC 353000979ES4G/CI
Jul 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSMANUEL SANCHES FALCON 38311271N59905/TX
Jun 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around2MANUEL SANCHES FALCON 38311271N59905/TX
Jun 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around3MANUEL SANCHES FALCON 38311271N59905/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES HRD SA DE CV4209734Sep 12, 2025Sep 18, 20252TA
MANUEL SANCHES FALCON3831127Jun 12, 2024Mar 11, 20256TA
BLACK LIQUID CARRIERS LLC3530009Sep 24, 2024Oct 10, 20242TX
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.
26ES2WMXTRANSPORTES HRD SA DE CVSep 12, 2025Sep 18, 20252
79ES4GMXMANUEL SANCHES FALCONOct 23, 2024Mar 11, 20253
1N59905TXBLACK LIQUID CARRIERS LLCOct 10, 2024Oct 10, 20241
79ES4GCIBLACK LIQUID CARRIERS LLCSep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241
1N59905TXMANUEL SANCHES FALCONJun 12, 2024Jul 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026