Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6GN946816 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 25, 2023
NE
Last seenMay 4, 2026
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH6GN946816
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
946816

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
2016

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – May 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 4, 2026IAIII · Driver-only3OOSPB FREIGHTWAYS INC 3157887P1216988/IL
Apr 24, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSPB FREIGHTWAYS INC 3157887P1216988/IL
Oct 30, 2024NYII · Walk-around4PB FREIGHTWAYS INC 3157887P1216988/IL
Jul 30, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0PB FREIGHTWAYS INC 3157887P1216988/IL
May 19, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0PB FREIGHTWAYS INC 3157887P1216988/IL
Mar 9, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0PB FREIGHTWAYS INC 3157887TEMP/IL
Jan 26, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0PB FREIGHTWAYS INC 3157887P1216988/IL
Sep 25, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1PB FREIGHTWAYS INC 3157887PLC432890/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PB FREIGHTWAYS INC3157887Sep 25, 2023May 4, 20268IL
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.
P1216988ILPB FREIGHTWAYS INCJan 26, 2024May 4, 20266
TEMPILPB FREIGHTWAYS INCMar 9, 2024Mar 9, 20241
PLC432890ILPB FREIGHTWAYS INCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026