Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXHN969470 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 11, 2024
AR
Last seenMay 25, 2026
AL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 24 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
4V4NC9EHXHN969470
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
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
969470

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 · May 11, 2024 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026ALIII · Driver-only2OOS28 FREIGHT HAULERS LLC 4386014DD3636A/NC
Nov 13, 2025TNI · Full2S & Z TRUCKING INC 433808548334P/ND
Nov 7, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0S & Z TRUCKING INC 4338085VIN 9470/NC
Apr 27, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2MINNESOTA TRANSPORT LLC 2879052N.A./NC
Sep 20, 2024CAII · Walk-around1MODENA FREIGHT LLC 3584676P1098957/IL
May 11, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2MODENA FREIGHT LLC 3584676P1098957/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
28 FREIGHT HAULERS LLC4386014May 25, 2026May 25, 20261TX
S & Z TRUCKING INC4338085Nov 7, 2025Nov 13, 20252PA
MINNESOTA TRANSPORT LLC2879052Apr 27, 2025Apr 27, 20251ND
MODENA FREIGHT LLC3584676May 11, 2024Sep 20, 20242IL
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.
DD3636ANC28 FREIGHT HAULERS LLCMay 25, 2026May 25, 20261
48334PNDS & Z TRUCKING INCNov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251
VIN 9470NCS & Z TRUCKING INCNov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251
N.A.NCMINNESOTA TRANSPORT LLCApr 27, 2025Apr 27, 20251
P1098957ILMODENA FREIGHT LLCMay 11, 2024Sep 20, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026