Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9HN989631 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 13, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 13, 2026
MD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EH9HN989631
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 28, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
989631

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 · Jul 13, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026MDIII · Driver-only1OOSP&V ELITE TRANSPORT INC 3717720D526AA/NJ
May 15, 2025NYII · Walk-around3CESAR & SONS EXPRESS LLC 4005603AZ669J/NJ
Apr 24, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2CESAR & SONS EXPRESS LLC 4005603AZ669J/NJ
Feb 4, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2CESAR & SONS EXPRESS LLC 4005603AZ669J/NJ
Nov 25, 2024MDI · Full5OOSR&P TRANSPORTATION LLC 3917084AZ669J/NJ
Jul 13, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0G STAR ENTERPRISE INC 3926502AY619C/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
P&V ELITE TRANSPORT INC3717720May 13, 2026May 13, 20261NJ
CESAR & SONS EXPRESS LLC4005603Feb 4, 2025May 15, 20253NJ
R&P TRANSPORTATION LLC3917084Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241TX
G STAR ENTERPRISE INC3926502Jul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231NJ
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.
D526AANJP&V ELITE TRANSPORT INCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
AZ669JNJCESAR & SONS EXPRESS LLCFeb 4, 2025May 15, 20253
AZ669JNJR&P TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241
AY619CNJG STAR ENTERPRISE INCJul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026