Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3HN982531 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 16, 2024
NC
Last seenMay 20, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3HN982531
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
982531

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 16, 2024 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSTRIBE EXPRESS INC 2008296C169FB/GA
Jan 15, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0TRIBE EXPRESS INC 2008296C169FB/GA
Feb 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0TRIBE EXPRESS INC 2008296U3301HY/TN
Feb 2, 2025NCII · Walk-around0TRIBE EXPRESS INC 2008296U3301HY/TN
Dec 16, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0TRIBE EXPRESS INC 2008296U3301HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRIBE EXPRESS INC2008296Dec 16, 2024May 20, 20265GA
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.
C169FBGATRIBE EXPRESS INCJan 15, 2026May 20, 20262
U3301HYTNTRIBE EXPRESS INCDec 16, 2024Feb 2, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026