Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Volvo Truck ACL

4V5SCBBE7TR515940 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 7, 2023
WV
Last seenJul 28, 2025
WV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V5SCBBE7TR515940
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
ACL
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
SCBBE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
515940

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
ACL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Jul 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2025WVII · Walk-around1BOWEN TRUCKING LLC 1327326BA542702/WV
Nov 7, 2024WVII · Walk-around4BOWEN TRUCKING LLC 1327326BA542702/WV
Jul 16, 2024WVII · Walk-around0BOWEN TRUCKING LLC 1327326BA542702/WV
Sep 20, 2023WVII · Walk-around0BOWEN TRUCKING LLC 1327326BA542702/WV
Sep 13, 2023WVII · Walk-around1BOWEN TRUCKING LLC 1327326BA542702/WV
Sep 9, 2023WVII · Walk-around0BOWEN TRUCKING LLC 1327326BA542702/WV
Sep 7, 2023WVII · Walk-around0BOWEN TRUCKING LLC 1327326BA542702/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOWEN TRUCKING LLC1327326Sep 7, 2023Jul 28, 20257WV
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.
BA542702WVBOWEN TRUCKING LLCSep 7, 2023Jul 28, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026