Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8GN937177 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMar 28, 2024
KS
Last seenApr 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EH8GN937177
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
Jul 5, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
937177

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 · Mar 28, 2024 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSALPHA MATRIX INC 44842721P00312/TX
Jan 6, 2026TXI · Full9OOSJMC TRANSPORT LLC 4468023R820879/TX
Dec 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around4—ALPHA MATRIX INC 4484272R820879/TX
Sep 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around1—K AND H TRANSPORT INC 2886840R477602/TX
Mar 28, 2024KSII · Walk-around2—PHILO TRANSPORT LLC 3281994R477602/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPHA MATRIX INC4484272Dec 26, 2025Apr 10, 20262TX
JMC TRANSPORT LLC4468023Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261TX
K AND H TRANSPORT INC2886840Sep 9, 2024Sep 9, 20241MI
PHILO TRANSPORT LLC3281994Mar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241TX
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.
1P00312TX—ALPHA MATRIX INCApr 10, 2026 → Apr 10, 20261
R820879TX—JMC TRANSPORT LLCJan 6, 2026 → Jan 6, 20261
R820879TX—ALPHA MATRIX INCDec 26, 2025 → Dec 26, 20251
R477602TX—K AND H TRANSPORT INCSep 9, 2024 → Sep 9, 20241
R477602TX—PHILO TRANSPORT LLCMar 28, 2024 → Mar 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026