Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ1EN169316 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMay 10, 2024
TN
Last seenJan 15, 2026
OH
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
4V4NC9EJ1EN169316
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2014
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
169316

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 · 8,552 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 8,552 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
2014

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 10, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0ALIBABA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3752362RB97430/MI
Oct 20, 2025MIII · Walk-around2SKYLIFT TRANSPORT LLC 4188026RB97430/MI
Aug 28, 2025KYI · Full0SKYLIFT TRANSPORT LLC 4188026TEMP/MI
Aug 21, 2024MOII · Walk-around0PRIME EXPRESS LLC 3250448RB97430/MI
May 10, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1PRIME EXPRESS LLC 3250448RB97430/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALIBABA TRANSPORTATION LLC3752362Jan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261MI
SKYLIFT TRANSPORT LLC4188026Aug 28, 2025Oct 20, 20252MI
PRIME EXPRESS LLC3250448May 10, 2024Aug 21, 20242MI
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.
RB97430MIALIBABA TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
RB97430MISKYLIFT TRANSPORT LLCOct 20, 2025Oct 20, 20251
TEMPMISKYLIFT TRANSPORT LLCAug 28, 2025Aug 28, 20251
RB97430MIPRIME EXPRESS LLCMay 10, 2024Aug 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026