Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Volvo Truck VHD

4V5K99EJ29N275499 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 13, 2024
PA
Last seenJun 23, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
4V5K99EJ29N275499
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VHD
Model year
2009
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4V5

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
K99EJ

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
275499

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 · 51 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VHD

Prefix basis · 51 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
VHD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Nov 13, 2024 – Jun 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1PENN MECHANICAL GROUP INC 1951154AH67411/PA
Jun 21, 2025PAII · Walk-around1PENN MECHANICAL GROUP INC 1951154AH67411/PA
Nov 13, 2024PAII · Walk-around1ELLIS ASPHALT PAVING INC 2154672ZDH6986/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENN MECHANICAL GROUP INC1951154Jun 21, 2025Jun 23, 20252PA
ELLIS ASPHALT PAVING INC2154672Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241PA
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.
AH67411PAPENN MECHANICAL GROUP INCJun 21, 2025Jun 23, 20252
ZDH6986PAELLIS ASPHALT PAVING INCNov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026