Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TJ94N357227 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMay 1, 2024
IL
Last seenAug 24, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9TJ94N357227
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2004
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
4V4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NC9TJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
357227

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 · 960 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 960 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
2004

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 1, 2024 – Aug 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 24, 2026ALII · Walk-around0MAXDUTY LLC 3768794P1300156/IL
Feb 16, 2026ILII · Walk-around0MAXDUTY LLC 3768794P1300156/IL
Jun 24, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0MAXDUTY LLC 3768794P1300156/IL
Jun 15, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0MAXDUTY LLC 3768794P1300156/IL
Oct 15, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0BONY TRANSPORTATION INC 2964355AZ959C/NJ
May 1, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0RAIN DOGS TRUCKING INC 1430510AM149L/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAXDUTY LLC3768794Jun 15, 2025Aug 24, 20264IL
BONY TRANSPORTATION INC2964355Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241IL
RAIN DOGS TRUCKING INC1430510May 1, 2024May 1, 20241IL
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.
P1300156IL1MAXDUTY LLCJun 15, 2025Aug 24, 20264
AZ959CNJBONY TRANSPORTATION INCOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
AM149LNJRAIN DOGS TRUCKING INCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026