Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXLN242712 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 15, 2023
MS
Last seenMay 24, 2025
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
4V4NC9EHXLN242712
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 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
242712

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 · Sep 15, 2023 – May 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 24, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1MSL EXPRESS INC 4168399P129578/IL
Mar 8, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2MSL EXPRESS INC 4168399P 1266309/IL
Nov 7, 2024IAI · Full4OOSRML TRANSPORT LLC 3752723P1266309/IL
Apr 15, 2024MSII · Walk-around1KVAN TRUCKING LLC 3486094AH27488/PA
Feb 15, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2KVAN TRUCKING LLC 3486094AH27488/PA
Sep 15, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0KVAN TRUCKING LLC 3486094AH29415/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MSL EXPRESS INC4168399Mar 8, 2025May 24, 20252IL
RML TRANSPORT LLC3752723Nov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20241IL
KVAN TRUCKING LLC3486094Sep 15, 2023Apr 15, 20243TX
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.
P129578ILMSL EXPRESS INCMay 24, 2025May 24, 20251
P 1266309ILMSL EXPRESS INCMar 8, 2025Mar 8, 20251
P1266309ILRML TRANSPORT LLCNov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20241
AH27488PAKVAN TRUCKING LLCFeb 15, 2024Apr 15, 20242
AH29415PAKVAN TRUCKING LLCSep 15, 2023Sep 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026