Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2026 Volvo Truck VNL (4)

4V4BC9EH6TN697396 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenApr 17, 2025
OH
Last seenSep 16, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4BC9EH6TN697396
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL (4)
Model year
2026
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
BC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
697396

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 · 966 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL (4)

Prefix basis · 966 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.

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 · Apr 17, 2025 – Sep 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0—OHIO FREIGHT TRANS LLC 4259556PXF0763/OH
Jan 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—OHIO FREIGHT TRANS LLC 4259556P1309779/IL
Oct 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—ADVANCE TRANS INC 3731949P1309779/IL
Jun 5, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1—ADVANCE TRANS INC 3731949P1294888/IL
Apr 17, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1—ADVANCE TRANS INC 3731949SPG509479/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OHIO FREIGHT TRANS LLC4259556Jan 5, 2026Sep 16, 20262OH
ADVANCE TRANS INC3731949Apr 17, 2025Oct 30, 20253OH
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.
PXF0763OH1OHIO FREIGHT TRANS LLCSep 16, 2026 → Sep 16, 20261
P1309779IL—OHIO FREIGHT TRANS LLCJan 5, 2026 → Jan 5, 20261
P1309779IL—ADVANCE TRANS INCOct 30, 2025 → Oct 30, 20251
P1294888IL—ADVANCE TRANS INCJun 5, 2025 → Jun 5, 20251
SPG509479IL—ADVANCE TRANS INCApr 17, 2025 → Apr 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026