Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EH0GN950861 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 13
First seenAug 3, 2023
MI
Last seenSep 21, 2025
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4N99EH0GN950861
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
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 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
N99EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
950861

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 · 431 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 431 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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 3, 2023 – Sep 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 21, 2025ARI · Full3F & J TRUCKING INC 2368812P286099/LA
Mar 3, 2025TNI · Full3OOSF & J TRUCKING INC 2368812P286099/IN
Jan 19, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0F & J TRUCKING INC 2368812P286099/LA
Dec 29, 2024MSIII · Driver-only0F & J TRUCKING INC 2368812P286099/LA
Dec 17, 2024MSI · Full4OOSF & J TRUCKING INC 2368812P286099/LA
Oct 2, 2024LAI · Full2OOSF & J TRUCKING INC 2368812P286099/LA
Sep 18, 2024TNI · Full3OOSF & J TRUCKING INC 2368812P286099/LA
Aug 12, 2024MSII · Walk-around0F & J TRUCKING INC 2368812P286009/LA
Aug 10, 2024LAII · Walk-around1F & J TRUCKING INC 2368812P286099/LA
Feb 7, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0TSX TRUCKING INC 3268655P286099/LA
Jan 31, 2024LAII · Walk-around0TSX TRUCKING INC 3268655P286099/LA
Dec 27, 2023OKII · Walk-around3OOSTSX TRUCKING INC 3268655P286099/LA
Aug 3, 2023MIIII · Driver-only2TSX TRUCKING INC 3268655P1059072/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
F & J TRUCKING INC2368812Aug 10, 2024Sep 21, 20259IL
TSX TRUCKING INC3268655Aug 3, 2023Feb 7, 20244IL
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.
P286099LAF & J TRUCKING INCAug 10, 2024Sep 21, 20257
P286099INF & J TRUCKING INCMar 3, 2025Mar 3, 20251
P286009LAF & J TRUCKING INCAug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241
P286099LATSX TRUCKING INCDec 27, 2023Feb 7, 20243
P1059072ILTSX TRUCKING INCAug 3, 2023Aug 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026