Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG9GN946378 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 26, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 7, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 24 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
4V4NC9EG9GN946378
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
Jul 4, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
946378

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
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 26, 2024 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026AZII · Walk-around3OOSBRANDENBURGH ENTERPRISES INC 2368140AH69123/PA
Jul 3, 2026TNI · Full0BRANDENBURGH ENTERPRISES INC 2368140AH69123/PA
Apr 23, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0BRANDENBURGH ENTERPRISES INC 2368140AH69123/PA
Oct 7, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1GOLDBOYS INC 3821809AH73057/PA
Oct 3, 2025TNIII · Driver-only2OOSFORTUNA EXPRESS LLC 3511164AH69123/PA
Aug 30, 2025NJIII · Driver-only3BRANDENBURGH ENTERPRISES INC 2368140AH69123/PA
Jul 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around3AAJ TRANSPORTATION INC 3478660AH29508/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRANDENBURGH ENTERPRISES INC2368140Aug 30, 2025Jul 7, 20264PA
GOLDBOYS INC3821809Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251OH
FORTUNA EXPRESS LLC3511164Oct 3, 2025Oct 3, 20251OH
AAJ TRANSPORTATION INC3478660Jul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241PA
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.
AH69123PA1BRANDENBURGH ENTERPRISES INCAug 30, 2025Jul 7, 20264
AH73057PAGOLDBOYS INCOct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251
AH69123PAFORTUNA EXPRESS LLCOct 3, 2025Oct 3, 20251
AH29508PAAAJ TRANSPORTATION INCJul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026