Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3KN213857 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenDec 27, 2023
TN
Last seenDec 11, 2025
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
4V4NC9EH3KN213857
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 4, 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
213857

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 · Dec 27, 2023 – Dec 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2025MOI · Full2OOSFLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384P1194848/IL
Sep 22, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384P1194848/IL
Feb 5, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384P1194848/IL
Jan 11, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384P 1194848/IL
Nov 8, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384P1194848/IL
Aug 30, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384P1194848/IL
May 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384P1194848/IL
Apr 2, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 4138384P1194848/IL
Dec 27, 2023TNIII · Driver-only1SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414P1194848/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INC4138384Apr 2, 2024Dec 11, 20258IL
SOUND TRANS LLC3028414Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 20231IL
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.
P1194848IL1FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INCApr 2, 2024Dec 11, 20257
P 1194848IL1FLEX FREIGHT CARRIERS INCJan 11, 2025Jan 11, 20251
P1194848ILSOUND TRANS LLCDec 27, 2023Dec 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026