Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3GN945235 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenSep 26, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 5, 2026
NM
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3GN945235
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
945235

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
2016

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1OOSSKYWAY TRUCK LINE INC 1324156ZP75451/CA
Jun 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SKYWAY TRUCK LINE INC 1324156XP80654/CA
Nov 29, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1OOSSKYWAY TRUCK LINE INC 1324156XP80654/CA
Nov 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SKYWAY TRUCK LINE INC 1324156XP80654/CA
Oct 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1SKYWAY TRUCK LINE INC 1324156XP80654/CA
Jul 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3SKYWAY TRUCK LINE INC 1324156XP80654/CA
Sep 26, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0SKYWAY TRUCK LINE INC 1324156XP80654/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKYWAY TRUCK LINE INC1324156Sep 26, 2023May 5, 20267CA
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.
ZP75451CASKYWAY TRUCK LINE INCMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
XP80654CASKYWAY TRUCK LINE INCSep 26, 2023Jun 10, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026