Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8HN981858 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 16
First seenDec 26, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 14, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH8HN981858
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
981858

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
2017

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 26, 2024 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026CAI · Full0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Feb 24, 2026CAI · Full1SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Feb 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Jan 23, 2026CAI · Full0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Dec 4, 2025USI · Full1SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Sep 8, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Jun 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Jun 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Jun 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around1SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Apr 24, 2025CAI · Full1SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Apr 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Apr 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around1SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Apr 1, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Mar 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Jan 27, 2025CAI · Full1SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
Dec 26, 2024CAI · Full0SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA 20527369G92833/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERGIO MAR VALENZUELA2052736Dec 26, 2024Apr 14, 202616BN
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.
9G92833CASERGIO MAR VALENZUELADec 26, 2024Apr 14, 202616
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026