Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG5LN256024 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenOct 22, 2023
IL
Last seenAug 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EG5LN256024
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
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
NC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
256024

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
2020

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 · Oct 22, 2023 – Aug 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 30, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0—SHARK DELIVERY INCORPORATED 4222585ZP97557/CA
Mar 3, 2026CAI · Full0—P H1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 41267673691660/IN
Jan 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around1—P H1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 41267673691660/IN
Jul 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSHD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC 38221723691660/IN
Apr 29, 2025CAI · Full0—HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC 38221723691660/IN
Apr 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC 38221723691660/IN
Feb 19, 2025CAI · Full4OOSN & W TRANSPORT LLC 36726023652857/IN
Oct 22, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0—DOT TRANSPORTATION INC 424023P1041855/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK DELIVERY INCORPORATED4222585Aug 30, 2026Aug 30, 20261MI
P H1 TRANSPORTATION LLC4126767Jan 4, 2026Mar 3, 20262IL
HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC3822172Apr 11, 2025Jul 18, 20253TX
N & W TRANSPORT LLC3672602Feb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251IL
DOT TRANSPORTATION INC424023Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 20231IL
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.
ZP97557CA1SHARK DELIVERY INCORPORATEDAug 30, 2026 → Aug 30, 20261
3691660IN—P H1 TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 4, 2026 → Mar 3, 20262
3691660IN—HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 11, 2025 → Jul 18, 20253
3652857IN—N & W TRANSPORT LLCFeb 19, 2025 → Feb 19, 20251
P1041855IL—DOT TRANSPORTATION INCOct 22, 2023 → Oct 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026