Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7LN871876 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenDec 4, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EH7LN871876
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 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
871876

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 · Dec 4, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1W&L TRANSPORT INC 36122889H40788/CA
Jun 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around1W&L TRANSPORT INC 36122889H40788/CA
May 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around11W&L TRANSPORT INC 3612288YP47629/CA
Feb 11, 2026CAI · Full6OOSRED SUN TRUCKING INC 3119592YP47629/CA
Jul 8, 2025NMII · Walk-around5RED SUN TRUCKING INC 3119592YP47629/CA
Jun 11, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0RED SUN TRUCKING INC 3119592YP47629/CA
Dec 12, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2RED SUN TRUCKING INC 3119592YP47629/CA
Nov 5, 2024AZIII · Driver-only6RED SUN TRUCKING INC 3119592YP47629/CA
Sep 9, 2024KYII · Walk-around3RED SUN TRUCKING INC 3119592YP47629/CA
Dec 4, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0RED SUN TRUCKING INC 3119592XP83474/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
W&L TRANSPORT INC3612288May 26, 2026Jul 28, 20263CA
RED SUN TRUCKING INC3119592Dec 4, 2023Feb 11, 20267CA
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.
9H40788CA1W&L TRANSPORT INCJun 11, 2026Jul 28, 20262
YP47629CAW&L TRANSPORT INCMay 26, 2026May 26, 20261
YP47629CARED SUN TRUCKING INCSep 9, 2024Feb 11, 20266
XP83474CARED SUN TRUCKING INCDec 4, 2023Dec 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026