Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG1HN966108 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenNov 2, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 31, 2025
CA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EG1HN966108
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
NC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
966108

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 · 2,868 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 2,868 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
2017

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 · Nov 2, 2023 – Dec 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around0UNITY EXPRESS CORP 4084922PWT4306/OH
Jul 1, 2025AZI · Full7OOSUNITY EXPRESS CORP 4084922PWT4306/OH
Apr 16, 2025TNI · Full3OOSUNITY EXPRESS CORP 4084922PWT4306/UK
Mar 29, 2025KSII · Walk-around4OOSUNITY EXPRESS CORP 4084922PWT4306/OH
Jan 15, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0RGU GROUP CORP 3788049PWT4306/OH
Jul 16, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0RGU GROUP CORP 3788049PWT4306/OH
May 10, 2024NMII · Walk-around0RGU GROUP CORP 3788049PWT4306/OH
Apr 21, 2024UTI · Full4RGU GROUP CORP 3788049PWT4306/OH
Feb 19, 2024NMII · Walk-around0RGU GROUP CORP 3788049PWT4306/OH
Nov 2, 2023CAI · Full2RGU GROUP CORP 3788049PWT4306/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITY EXPRESS CORP4084922Mar 29, 2025Dec 31, 20254OH
RGU GROUP CORP3788049Nov 2, 2023Jan 15, 20256OH
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.
PWT4306OHUNITY EXPRESS CORPMar 29, 2025Dec 31, 20253
PWT4306UKUNITY EXPRESS CORPApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
PWT4306OHRGU GROUP CORPNov 2, 2023Jan 15, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026