Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3MN284320 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenOct 21, 2023
NM
Last seenJan 12, 2026
CO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3MN284320
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
284320

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
2021

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 · Oct 21, 2023 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026COII · Walk-around0PARAGON FREIGHT INC 31182913751676/IN
Dec 11, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1PARAGON FREIGHT INC 31182913751676/IN
Aug 13, 2025CAI · Full0PARAGON FREIGHT INC 31182913751676/IN
May 23, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1PARAGON FREIGHT INC 31182913751676/IN
Mar 25, 2025MOII · Walk-around1PARAGON FREIGHT INC 3118291P1098045/IL
Mar 11, 2025WAII · Walk-around0PARAGON FREIGHT INC 3118291P1098045/IL
Oct 30, 2024AZI · Full1OOSPARAGON FREIGHT INC 3118291P1098045/IL
Oct 4, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0PARAGON FREIGHT INC 3118291P1098045/IL
Sep 24, 2024COI · Full4PARAGON FREIGHT INC 3118291P1098045/IL
Jan 18, 2024COIII · Driver-only0PARAGON FREIGHT INC 3118291P1098045/IL
Dec 13, 2023IAIII · Driver-only2PARAGON FREIGHT INC 3118291P1098045/IL
Oct 21, 2023NMIII · Driver-only1PARAGON FREIGHT INC 3118291P1098045/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PARAGON FREIGHT INC3118291Oct 21, 2023Jan 12, 202612IL
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.
3751676INPARAGON FREIGHT INCMay 23, 2025Jan 12, 20264
P1098045ILPARAGON FREIGHT INCOct 21, 2023Mar 25, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026