Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXLN226557 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenAug 1, 2023
AR
Last seenAug 26, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 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
4V4NC9EHXLN226557
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
226557

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
2020

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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Aug 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around4BAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP22403/WA
Jul 8, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1BAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP22403/WA
May 5, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1BAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP22403/WA
Apr 24, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1BAL EXPRESS LLC 3067821RP22403/WA
Sep 8, 2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSKS TRUCKLINES LLC 4086749RP15037/WA
Aug 19, 2024WAI · Full3KS TRUCKLINES LLC 4086749RP15037/WA
May 11, 2024CAI · Full0KS TRUCKLINES LLC 4086749RP15037/WA
Mar 18, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0NIK LOGISTICS LLC 2321776RP08445/WA
Oct 9, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0NIK LOGISTICS LLC 2321776RP08445/WA
Aug 1, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0NIK LOGISTICS LLC 2321776RP08445/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAL EXPRESS LLC3067821Apr 24, 2025Aug 26, 20254WA
KS TRUCKLINES LLC4086749May 11, 2024Sep 8, 20243WA
NIK LOGISTICS LLC2321776Aug 1, 2023Mar 18, 20243WA
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.
RP22403WABAL EXPRESS LLCApr 24, 2025Aug 26, 20254
RP15037WAKS TRUCKLINES LLCMay 11, 2024Sep 8, 20243
RP08445WANIK LOGISTICS LLCAug 1, 2023Mar 18, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026