Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

4V4NC9TJ8DN141787

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 2
First seenMar 12, 2024
IN
Last seenJan 29, 2025
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
141787

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.

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 · Mar 12, 2024 – Jan 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 29, 2025MOIII · Driver-only2OOSTORNADO EXPRESS LLC 3131123FT1257/IA
Mar 12, 2024INI · Full1OOSBLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLC 1567216FT1257/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TORNADO EXPRESS LLC3131123Jan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251IA
BLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLC1567216Mar 12, 2024Mar 12, 20241IA
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.
FT1257IATORNADO EXPRESS LLCJan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251
FT1257IABLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLCMar 12, 2024Mar 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC