Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9RJ71N260272 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenFeb 29, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9RJ71N260272
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
NC9RJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
260272

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 · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 17 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
2001

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around2MEGA TRUCKING LLC 25822381N50892/TX
Jun 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSMEGA TRUCKING LLC 25822381N50892/TX
Jun 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSMEGA TRUCKING LLC 25822381N50892/TX
Jun 5, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0MEGA TRUCKING LLC 25822381N50892/TX
Feb 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around0SISU ENERGY LLC 3328258R757528/TX
Apr 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around0HAIRPIN TRUCKING LLC 3105922R710443/TX
Feb 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around0HAIRPIN TRUCKING LLC 3105922R710443/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEGA TRUCKING LLC2582238Jun 5, 2025Aug 27, 20264FL
SISU ENERGY LLC3328258Feb 8, 2025Feb 8, 20251TX
HAIRPIN TRUCKING LLC3105922Feb 29, 2024Apr 3, 20242TX
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.
1N50892TX1MEGA TRUCKING LLCJun 5, 2025Aug 27, 20264
R757528TXSISU ENERGY LLCFeb 8, 2025Feb 8, 20251
R710443TXHAIRPIN TRUCKING LLCFeb 29, 2024Apr 3, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026