Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Volvo Truck VN

4VG7DARJ7XN781723 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 28, 2023
MD
Last seenApr 4, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
4VG7DARJ7XN781723
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VN
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
4VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
7DARJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
781723

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 · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VN

Prefix basis · 67 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VN

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 · Sep 28, 2023 – Apr 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around4CHOICE CARRIER CORPORATION 3084093681702/IN
Jan 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around16OOSCHOICE CARRIER CORPORATION 3084093681702/IN
Oct 23, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0CHOICE CARRIER CORPORATION 3084092665518/IN
Sep 19, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0CHOICE CARRIER CORPORATION 3084092665518/IN
Sep 28, 2023MDIII · Driver-only1D-BAR-D TRUCKING LLC 38735143346455/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHOICE CARRIER CORPORATION308409Sep 19, 2024Apr 4, 20254IN
D-BAR-D TRUCKING LLC3873514Sep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231IN
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.
3681702INCHOICE CARRIER CORPORATIONJan 23, 2025Apr 4, 20252
2665518INCHOICE CARRIER CORPORATIONSep 19, 2024Oct 23, 20242
3346455IND-BAR-D TRUCKING LLCSep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026