Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3GN956249 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenNov 1, 2023
ID
Last seenApr 25, 2025
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3GN956249
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
956249

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 · Nov 1, 2023 – Apr 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107U5930HY/TN
Mar 10, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107A78784/KY
Feb 10, 2025INII · Walk-around6OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107U5930HY/TN
Jul 3, 2024GAIII · Driver-only4BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107NO PLATE/KY
May 28, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107A78784/KY
Apr 11, 2024TNII · Walk-around1BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107A78784/UK
Mar 12, 2024ILIII · Driver-only2BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107A78784/KY
Nov 28, 2023OHI · Full3OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107A78784/KY
Nov 1, 2023IDII · Walk-around7BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107A78784/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARON EXPRESS INC2579107Nov 1, 2023Apr 25, 20259TN
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.
U5930HYTNBARON EXPRESS INCFeb 10, 2025Apr 25, 20252
A78784KYBARON EXPRESS INCNov 1, 2023Mar 10, 20255
NO PLATEKYBARON EXPRESS INCJul 3, 2024Jul 3, 20241
A78784UKBARON EXPRESS INCApr 11, 2024Apr 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026