Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Volvo Truck VN

4VG7DBGH0XN781410 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 27, 2023
MD
Last seenDec 16, 2025
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4VG7DBGH0XN781410
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 16, 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
7DBGH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
781410

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
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

  • 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 · Oct 27, 2023 – Dec 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 16, 2025MDII · Walk-around0ST CHRISTOPHER TRUCKING INC 1432634BA550940/WV
Feb 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around0ST CHRISTOPHER TRUCKING INC 1432634BA548845/WV
Jun 18, 2024MDII · Walk-around0ST CHRISTOPHER TRUCKING INC 1432634BA547158/WV
Oct 27, 2023MDII · Walk-around0ST CHRISTOPHER TRUCKING INC 1432634BA547158/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ST CHRISTOPHER TRUCKING INC1432634Oct 27, 2023Dec 16, 20254WV
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.
BA550940WVST CHRISTOPHER TRUCKING INCDec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251
BA548845WVST CHRISTOPHER TRUCKING INCFeb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251
BA547158WVST CHRISTOPHER TRUCKING INCOct 27, 2023Jun 18, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026