Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TJ8FN185520 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenJul 1, 2025
TX
Last seenJan 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
4V4NC9TJ8FN185520
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
185520

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
2015

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 · Jul 1, 2025 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026TXI · Full4HECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIA 397681446ER1R/TA
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSHECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIA 397681446ER1R/TA
Dec 23, 2025TXI · Full10OOSHECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIA 39768141N84707/TX
Dec 15, 2025TXI · Full4HECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIA 39768141N84707/TX
Nov 29, 2025USI · Full4OOSHECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIA 397681446ER1R/MX
Nov 18, 2025USI · Full5HECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIA 397681446ER1R/MX
Nov 17, 2025TXI · Full3HECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIA 39768141N84707/TX
Sep 8, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4HC5 LLC 25075111N84707/TX
Aug 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around1HC5 LLC 25075111N84707/TX
Jul 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around2HC5 LLC 25075111N84707/TX
Jul 1, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0HC5 LLC 25075111N84707/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIA3976814Nov 17, 2025Jan 14, 20267TA
HC5 LLC2507511Jul 1, 2025Sep 8, 20254TX
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.
46ER1RTAHECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIADec 31, 2025Jan 14, 20262
1N84707TXHECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIANov 17, 2025Dec 23, 20253
46ER1RMXHECTOR ASAEL JIMENEZ GARCIANov 18, 2025Nov 29, 20252
1N84707TXHC5 LLCJul 1, 2025Sep 8, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026