Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3KN196820 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 10, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 28, 2026
IA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3KN196820
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2019
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
196820

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
2019

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 · Jul 10, 2024 – Mar 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 28, 2026IAII · Walk-around3MY STARS INC 3640664P 1342642/IL
Jan 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0ASCON GROUP INC 3362982P1311661/IL
Mar 13, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0OLD BABILON TRANSPORTATION INC 3714015P1286201/IL
Nov 21, 2024AZII · Walk-around1TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141P1252138/IL
Jul 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around1TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141P1252138/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MY STARS INC3640664Mar 28, 2026Mar 28, 20261IL
ASCON GROUP INC3362982Jan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261IL
OLD BABILON TRANSPORTATION INC3714015Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251IL
TUTASH EXPRESS INC3487141Jul 10, 2024Nov 21, 20242IL
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.
P 1342642ILMY STARS INCMar 28, 2026Mar 28, 20261
P1311661ILASCON GROUP INCJan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261
P1286201ILOLD BABILON TRANSPORTATION INCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
P1252138ILTUTASH EXPRESS INCJul 10, 2024Nov 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026