Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG2HN983354 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenNov 3, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 5, 2026
UT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EG2HN983354
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
983354

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 3, 2023 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026UTI · Full4BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107C3D351/KY
Nov 25, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107S8027HY/TN
Jun 10, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107S8027HY/TN
Apr 25, 2025MOI · Full9OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107S8027HY/TN
Sep 5, 2024MOII · Walk-around5BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107S5227HY/TN
Mar 21, 2024OHII · Walk-around5OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107S8027HY/TN
Feb 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107S8027HY/TN
Dec 18, 2023KYII · Walk-around3OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107NO PLATE/KY
Dec 15, 2023LAIII · Driver-only1BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107VIN983354/KY
Nov 3, 2023TNI · Full3OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107NONE/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARON EXPRESS INC2579107Nov 3, 2023May 5, 202610TN
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.
C3D351KYBARON EXPRESS INCMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
S8027HYTNBARON EXPRESS INCFeb 17, 2024Nov 25, 20255
S5227HYTNBARON EXPRESS INCSep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241
NO PLATEKYBARON EXPRESS INCDec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231
VIN983354KYBARON EXPRESS INCDec 15, 2023Dec 15, 20231
NONETNBARON EXPRESS INCNov 3, 2023Nov 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026