Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1LN265988 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenApr 3, 2024
MO
Last seenMar 25, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH1LN265988
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
265988

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 3, 2024 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around0STERLING LOGISTICS CO 2095642RC19918/MI
Sep 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around0STERLING LOGISTICS CO 2095642RC19918/MI
Aug 21, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0STERLING LOGISTICS CO 2095642RC19918/MI
Aug 13, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1STERLING LOGISTICS CO 2095642RC19918/MI
Aug 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around0STERLING LOGISTICS CO 2095642RC19918/MI
Jun 27, 2025MOII · Walk-around6STERLING LOGISTICS CO 2095642RC19918/MI
Jun 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around0STERLING LOGISTICS CO 2095642RC19918/MI
Dec 12, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0STERLING LOGISTICS CO 2095642RC19918/MI
Apr 3, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0STERLING LOGISTICS CO 2095642RB19918/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STERLING LOGISTICS CO2095642Apr 3, 2024Mar 25, 20269MI
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.
RC19918MISTERLING LOGISTICS CODec 12, 2024Mar 25, 20268
RB19918MISTERLING LOGISTICS COApr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026