Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4LN214954 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 30, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 1, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
4V4NC9EH4LN214954
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
214954

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
2020

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 · Aug 30, 2023 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0HIDALGO TRANSPORT INC 3212495DF62JU/FL
Jun 17, 2026AZII · Walk-around1HIDALGO TRANSPORT INC 3212495DF62JU/FL
Apr 13, 2026WAII · Walk-around6HIDALGO TRANSPORT INC 3212495DF62JU/FL
Jan 16, 2026OKI · Full12OOSHIDALGO TRANSPORT INC 3212495DF62JU/FL
Dec 31, 2025COIII · Driver-only1HIDALGO TRANSPORT INC 3212495DF62JU/FL
Aug 8, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC 2519126XC871C/FL
Aug 30, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC 2519126AB53XK/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIDALGO TRANSPORT INC3212495Dec 31, 2025Aug 1, 20265FL
LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC2519126Aug 30, 2023Aug 8, 20242FL
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.
DF62JUFL1HIDALGO TRANSPORT INCDec 31, 2025Aug 1, 20265
XC871CFLLIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLCAug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241
AB53XKFLLIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLCAug 30, 2023Aug 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026