Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TJ1EN161543 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections21
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 21
First seenJul 7, 2023
US
Last seenOct 15, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TJ1EN161543
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2014
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
NC9TJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
161543

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 · 960 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 960 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
2014

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025TXI · Full3LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782276BB4E/MX
Oct 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around1LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782276BB4E/MX
Sep 26, 2025TXI · Full5LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782276BB4E/MX
Sep 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSLUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782276BB4E/MX
Sep 15, 2025USI · Full2LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782276BB4E/MX
Sep 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around4LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782276BB4E/MX
Aug 27, 2025USI · Full5LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782276BB4E/MX
Aug 21, 2025TXI · Full2LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782276BB43/MX
May 10, 2024TXI · Full5LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
May 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around4LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782287ER7H/MX
Jan 23, 2024TXI · Full1LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
Jan 12, 2024TXI · Full2LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
Jan 2, 2024TXI · Full10LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
Dec 18, 2023TXI · Full4LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
Dec 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around0LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
Dec 5, 2023TXI · Full4LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
Nov 30, 2023TXI · Full5LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
Nov 6, 2023TXI · Full7OOSLUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
Oct 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around7LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/MX
Aug 8, 2023USI · Full1LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/TA
Jul 7, 2023USI · Full2OOSLUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782283ER7H/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL3747822Jul 7, 2023Oct 15, 202521TA
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.
76BB4EMXLUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIELAug 27, 2025Oct 15, 20257
76BB43MXLUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIELAug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251
83ER7HMXLUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIELOct 23, 2023May 10, 202410
87ER7HMXLUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIELMay 2, 2024May 2, 20241
83ER7HTALUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIELJul 7, 2023Aug 8, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026