Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXHN963037 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 13, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 28, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EHXHN963037
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
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
963037

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 · Oct 13, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026NYII · Walk-around5PISTOL PETE EXPRESS LLC 4311159E680AA/NJ
Jun 22, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1PISTOL PETE EXPRESS LLC 4311159E680AA/NJ
Jun 22, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2PISTOL PETE EXPRESS LLC 4311159E680AA/NJ
Jun 22, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2PISTOL PETE EXPRESS LLC 4311159E680AA/NJ
Jun 22, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1PISTOL PETE EXPRESS LLC 4311159E680AA/NJ
Dec 3, 2023NMII · Walk-around2BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596XP02118/CA
Dec 1, 2023ARI · Full4OOSBIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596XP0218/CA
Oct 13, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP 2914596XP02118/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PISTOL PETE EXPRESS LLC4311159Jun 22, 2026Jul 28, 20265TN
BIGBEAR TRUCKING CORP2914596Oct 13, 2023Dec 3, 20233CA
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.
E680AANJ1PISTOL PETE EXPRESS LLCJun 22, 2026Jul 28, 20265
XP02118CABIGBEAR TRUCKING CORPOct 13, 2023Dec 3, 20232
XP0218CABIGBEAR TRUCKING CORPDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026