Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Volvo Truck VN

4VG7DBJJ8XN795079 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenApr 18, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 27, 2026
NJ
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4VG7DBJJ8XN795079
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
7DBJJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
795079

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VN

Prefix basis · 5 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 18, 2024 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC 169316554215PF/NY
Dec 22, 2025INIII · Driver-only1CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC 169316581393PC/NY
Aug 13, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSCONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC 169316581393PC/NY
Apr 18, 2024CAI · Full2OOSCONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC 169316581393PC/NY
Apr 18, 2024CAI · Full0CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC 169316581393PC/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC1693165Apr 18, 2024Apr 27, 20265PA
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.
54215PFNYCONTINENTAL EXPRESS INCApr 27, 2026Apr 27, 20261
81393PCNYCONTINENTAL EXPRESS INCApr 18, 2024Dec 22, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026