Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Volvo Truck WG

4V4JBARF9TN851785 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 15, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 6, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4JBARF9TN851785
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
WG
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
4V4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JBARF

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
851785

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
WG

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 15, 2023 – Mar 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2026KYII · Walk-around1DAVID HAYES 2056008351590/KY
Dec 3, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0DAVID HAYES 2056008351590/KY
Feb 22, 2024KYII · Walk-around1OOSDAVID HAYES 2056008F1C981/KY
Sep 15, 2023KYIII · Driver-only0DAVID HAYES 2056008F1C981/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVID HAYES2056008Sep 15, 2023Mar 6, 20264KY
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.
351590KYDAVID HAYESDec 3, 2025Mar 6, 20262
F1C981KYDAVID HAYESSep 15, 2023Feb 22, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026