Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Isuzu NPR

JALB4W16397400446 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenDec 19, 2023
DC
Last seenMay 9, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
JALB4W16397400446
Make
Isuzu
Model
NPR
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
JAL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B4W16

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
ISUZU

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
NPR

Prefix basis · 10 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
ISUZU

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
NPR

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 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 19, 2023 – May 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 9, 2026MDII · Walk-around0RC CONTRACTORS LLC 31152194EZ8155/MD
May 8, 2026MDII · Walk-around3RC CONTRACTORS LLC 31152194EZ8155/MD
Jun 17, 2025DCI · Full4RC CONTRACTORS LLC 31152194EZ8155/MD
Dec 19, 2023DCIII · Driver-only3RC CONTRACTORS LLC 31152194EZ8155/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RC CONTRACTORS LLC3115219Dec 19, 2023May 9, 20264MD
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.
4EZ8155MDRC CONTRACTORS LLCDec 19, 2023May 9, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026