Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNM

4V4MC9EG7GN972134 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenDec 18, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 22, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4MC9EG7GN972134
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNM
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
MC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
972134

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 · 154 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNM

Prefix basis · 154 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNM

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 · Dec 18, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around1QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
Mar 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
Feb 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around2QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
Dec 17, 2025CAI · Full9OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
Aug 7, 2025CAI · Full3QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
May 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around2QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
Jan 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
Aug 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
Jun 12, 2024CAI · Full2OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
May 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around2QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
Apr 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around1QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
Dec 18, 2023CAII · Walk-around1QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399E69215/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC3168539Dec 18, 2023Jul 22, 202612CA
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.
9E69215CA1QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 18, 2023Jul 22, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026