Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH5BN298557 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 14
First seenAug 31, 2023
US
Last seenMar 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9TH5BN298557
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2011
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
NC9TH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
298557

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 · 1,914 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,914 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
2011

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Mar 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full2OOSRIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO 42658189G26109/CA
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full0RIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO 42658189G26109/CA
Jul 19, 2025CAI · Full0RIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO 42658189G26109/CA
May 7, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0RIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO 42658189G26109/CA
May 7, 2025CAI · Full1OOSRIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO 42658189G26109/CA
Mar 19, 2025CAI · Full0RIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO 42658189G26109/CA
Mar 19, 2025CAI · Full2OOSRIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO 42658189G26109/CA
Mar 1, 2025CAI · Full4OOSRIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO 42658189G26109/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0RIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO 42658189G26109/CA
Sep 19, 2023CAI · Full0JOSUE RAMIREZ LOPEZ 15844179G26109/CA
Sep 15, 2023CAI · Full3OOSJOSUE RAMIREZ LOPEZ 15844179G26109/CA
Sep 13, 2023CAI · Full0JOSUE RAMIREZ LOPEZ 15844179G26109/CA
Sep 12, 2023CAI · Full1JOSUE RAMIREZ LOPEZ 15844179G26109/CA
Aug 31, 2023USIII · Driver-only0JOSUE RAMIREZ LOPEZ 15844179G26109/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENO4265818Dec 12, 2024Mar 10, 20269BN
JOSUE RAMIREZ LOPEZ1584417Aug 31, 2023Sep 19, 20235BN
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.
9G26109CARIGOBERTO CASTRO MORENODec 12, 2024Mar 10, 20269
9G26109CAJOSUE RAMIREZ LOPEZAug 31, 2023Sep 19, 20235
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026