Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5LN256081 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenJun 26, 2023
MT
Last seenAug 18, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EH5LN256081
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 16, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
256081

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Aug 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2025PAIII · Driver-only4OOSBIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Jul 22, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Mar 26, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Feb 27, 2025NMII · Walk-around7OOSBIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Nov 13, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/UK
Aug 21, 2024CAI · Full2OOSBIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Jul 16, 2024AZII · Walk-around1BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Jun 13, 2024NMII · Walk-around0BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Feb 18, 2024NMII · Walk-around1BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Feb 11, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Jan 2, 2024MDII · Walk-around1OOSBIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/CA
Nov 13, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only2BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596YP89759/AZ
Jun 26, 2023MTII · Walk-around0DECKER TRUCK LINE INC 53824VE3586/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP2914596Nov 13, 2023Aug 18, 202512CA
DECKER TRUCK LINE INC53824Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231IA
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.
YP89759CABIGBEAR TRUCKING CORPJan 2, 2024Aug 18, 202510
YP89759UKBIGBEAR TRUCKING CORPNov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
YP89759AZBIGBEAR TRUCKING CORPNov 13, 2023Nov 13, 20231
VE3586IADECKER TRUCK LINE INCJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026