Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1HN982737 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 20, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 29, 2026
MN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
4V4NC9EH1HN982737
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 28, 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
NC9EH

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
982737

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.

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026MNIII · Driver-only0KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC 2884674ZP97958/CA
Sep 4, 2025AZII · Walk-around3KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC 2884674ZP58904/CA
Apr 25, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC 2884674ZP58904/CA
Feb 26, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC 2884674YP17278/CA
Mar 4, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BUET TRANSPORT INC 3523023YP17278/CA
Jun 20, 2023CAI · Full0WEST FREIGHT INC 2902434YP17278/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC2884674Feb 26, 2025May 29, 20264CA
BUET TRANSPORT INC3523023Mar 4, 2024Mar 4, 20241IL
WEST FREIGHT INC2902434Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231CA
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.
ZP97958CAKOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INCMay 29, 2026May 29, 20261
ZP58904CAKOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INCApr 25, 2025Sep 4, 20252
YP17278CAKOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
YP17278CABUET TRANSPORT INCMar 4, 2024Mar 4, 20241
YP17278CAWEST FREIGHT INCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026