Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EH7GN962652 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 21, 2023
MN
Last seenOct 2, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
4V4N99EH7GN962652
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
Sep 20, 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
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
962652

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 21, 2023 – Oct 2, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around3—KIMEX LOGISTICS LLC 4052726PZA9870/MN
Sep 21, 2023MNII · Walk-around5—LAKE SIDE CARRIERS LLC 2551739PAW1276/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KIMEX LOGISTICS LLC4052726Oct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241MN
LAKE SIDE CARRIERS LLC2551739Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231MN
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.
PZA9870MN—KIMEX LOGISTICS LLCOct 2, 2024 → Oct 2, 20241
PAW1276MN—LAKE SIDE CARRIERS LLCSep 21, 2023 → Sep 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 20, 2026