Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1LN221215 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 27, 2024
IL
Last seenSep 11, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
4V4NC9EH1LN221215
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 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
221215

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 · May 27, 2024 – Sep 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0TN CARGO LLC 4177174P1169072/IL
Apr 28, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0GHALL TRUCKING INC 4150910P1169072/IL
Mar 28, 2025MDI · Full5OOSGHALL TRUCKING INC 4150910P11690072/IL
Oct 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around0GHALL TRUCKING INC 4150910P1169072/IL
Sep 4, 2024NMII · Walk-around2ZAMA FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3809790P1169072/IL
May 27, 2024ILII · Walk-around1ZAMA FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3809790P1169072/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TN CARGO LLC4177174Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251IL
GHALL TRUCKING INC4150910Oct 26, 2024Apr 28, 20253IL
ZAMA FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLC3809790May 27, 2024Sep 4, 20242OH
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.
P1169072ILTN CARGO LLCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
P1169072ILGHALL TRUCKING INCOct 26, 2024Apr 28, 20252
P11690072ILGHALL TRUCKING INCMar 28, 2025Mar 28, 20251
P1169072ILZAMA FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 27, 2024Sep 4, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026