Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3HN981492 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 13, 2024
AL
Last seenMay 28, 2026
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3HN981492
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
981492

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
2017

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 · Jun 13, 2024 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026FLIII · Driver-only3THE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 41544791224530/AL
May 28, 2026FLIII · Driver-only3THE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 41544791224530/AL
Jul 21, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1THE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 41544792C0009H/AL
Apr 16, 2025ALI · Full3OOSTHE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 41544792C0009H/FL
Jun 13, 2024ALII · Walk-around4THE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 4154479AC05FE/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLC4154479Jun 13, 2024May 28, 20265AL
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.
1224530ALTHE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLCMay 28, 2026May 28, 20262
2C0009HALTHE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLCJul 21, 2025Jul 21, 20251
2C0009HFLTHE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLCApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
AC05FEFLTHE EPHRAIM LOGISTICS GROUP LLCJun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026