Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Volvo Truck WIA

4V4WDBRHXVN737787 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 18, 2024
GA
Last seenOct 14, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4WDBRHXVN737787
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
WIA
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck
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
4V4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
WDBRH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
737787

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 · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
WIA

Prefix basis · 8 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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
WIA

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 18, 2024 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025PAIII · Driver-only4ROBERT C MCKEE 696435H7971HY/TN
Aug 7, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0ROBERT C MCKEE 696435H7971HY/TN
Apr 28, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2ROBERT C MCKEE 696435H7971HY/TN
Jul 18, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0ROBERT C MCKEE 696435H7971HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERT C MCKEE696435Jul 18, 2024Oct 14, 20254TN
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.
H7971HYTNROBERT C MCKEEJul 18, 2024Oct 14, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026