Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1LN216225 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 11, 2023
OH
Last seenMay 7, 2026
IA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EH1LN216225
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
NC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
216225

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
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 · Aug 11, 2023 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026IAII · Walk-around5OOSVALUE TRANS INC 3072402ZP72770/CA
Apr 14, 2026AZII · Walk-around7VALUE TRANS INC 3072402ZP72770/CA
May 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around3KING TRANS INC 3538672ZP43558/CA
Mar 31, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0A & G TRANSPORT INC 1994604ZP43558/CA
Feb 15, 2025NVII · Walk-around2KING TRANS INC 3538672ZP43558/CA
Dec 26, 2024CAI · Full2OOSKING TRANS INC 3538672ZP43558/CA
Aug 11, 2023OHII · Walk-around1WEST SIDE TRANSPORT INC 165881FJ1986/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VALUE TRANS INC3072402Apr 14, 2026May 7, 20262CA
KING TRANS INC3538672Dec 26, 2024May 16, 20253CA
A & G TRANSPORT INC1994604Mar 31, 2025Mar 31, 20251CA
WEST SIDE TRANSPORT INC165881Aug 11, 2023Aug 11, 20231IA
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.
ZP72770CAVALUE TRANS INCApr 14, 2026May 7, 20262
ZP43558CAKING TRANS INCDec 26, 2024May 16, 20253
ZP43558CAA & G TRANSPORT INCMar 31, 2025Mar 31, 20251
FJ1986IAWEST SIDE TRANSPORT INCAug 11, 2023Aug 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026