Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9DG38N497993 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 15
First seenMay 12, 2025
AZ
Last seenApr 8, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9DG38N497993
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
NC9DG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
497993

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 · 66 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 66 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNL

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 12, 2025 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026USIII · Driver-only3MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
Mar 18, 2026USII · Walk-around6OOSMERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
Feb 28, 2026USII · Walk-around8OOSMERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
Jan 7, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 4119149LVA52T/AZ
Dec 22, 2025USI · Full21MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
Dec 3, 2025USIII · Driver-only1MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
Nov 5, 2025AZI · Full7OOSMERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 4119149LVA52T/AZ
Oct 31, 2025AZI · Full5OOSMERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 4119149LVA52T/AZ
Oct 22, 2025USI · Full11OOSMERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
Oct 15, 2025USI · Full13OOSMERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
Jul 22, 2025USI · Full8MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
Jul 17, 2025USI · Full15OOSMERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
Jun 25, 2025AZI · Full8MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 4119149LVA52T/AZ
Jun 6, 2025USI · Full4MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 411914954ER9L/MX
May 12, 2025AZI · Full9MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV 4119149LVA52T/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CV4119149May 12, 2025Apr 8, 202615SO
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.
54ER9LMX1MERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CVJun 6, 2025Apr 8, 202610
LVA52TAZMERCANOR SOLUTIONS SA DE CVMay 12, 2025Jan 7, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026