Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

4V4NC9EH1BN297984

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJun 11, 2025
MN
Last seenOct 20, 2025
MN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
NC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
297984

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 · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 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.

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 · Jun 11, 2025 – Oct 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 20, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1COTTINGHAM & TAVIS TRANSPORTATION LLC 1084893PZB1123/MN
Jun 11, 2025MNII · Walk-around2OOSCOTTINGHAM & TAVIS TRANSPORTATION LLC 1084893PZB1123/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COTTINGHAM & TAVIS TRANSPORTATION LLC1084893Jun 11, 2025Oct 20, 20252MN
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.
PZB1123MNCOTTINGHAM & TAVIS TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 11, 2025Oct 20, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC