Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5MN285016 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 16, 2024
NY
Last seenApr 13, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH5MN285016
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 21, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
285016

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 16, 2024 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026NYII · Walk-around0HL MOTOR GROUP INC 2274502PA35392/ON
Apr 8, 2026DEII · Walk-around2OOSHL MOTOR GROUP INC 2274502PA35392/ON
Dec 4, 2025NYII · Walk-around0HL MOTOR GROUP INC 2274502PA35392/ON
Oct 23, 2025NYII · Walk-around2OOSHL MOTOR GROUP INC 2274502PA35932/ON
Apr 2, 2024NYII · Walk-around0HL MOTOR GROUP INC 2274502PA35392/OT
Feb 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around0HL MOTOR GROUP INC 2274502PA35392/ON
Jan 16, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0HL MOTOR GROUP INC 2274502PA35392/ON
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HL MOTOR GROUP INC2274502Jan 16, 2024Apr 13, 20267ON
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PA35392ONHL MOTOR GROUP INCJan 16, 2024Apr 13, 20265
PA35932ONHL MOTOR GROUP INCOct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251
PA35392OTHL MOTOR GROUP INCApr 2, 2024Apr 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026