Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EJXGN972160 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJul 13, 2023
NV
Last seenJun 19, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4N99EJXGN972160
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 21, 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
N99EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
972160

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 · 50 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 50 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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Jun 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around0TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728YP48306/CA
Jul 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728YP48306/CA
Jun 2, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728YP48306/CA
May 14, 2025NVII · Walk-around0TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728YP48306/CA
Jul 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728YP48306/CA
Apr 12, 2024CAI · Full0TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728YP48306/CA
Aug 24, 2023CAI · Full0TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728YP48306/CA
Aug 7, 2023CAII · Walk-around1TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728YP48306/CA
Jul 13, 2023NVII · Walk-around1TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728YP48306/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC1825728Jul 13, 2023Jun 19, 20269CA
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.
YP48306CA1TRANSWEST EXPRESS INCJul 13, 2023Jun 19, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026