Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ4BN530498 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 9, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 30, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9EJ4BN530498
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2011
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
530498

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
2011

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 · Mar 9, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026ORI · Full7OOSBLACKROCK EXPRESS LLC 4212122PXF1012/OH
Apr 15, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2BLACKROCK EXPRESS LLC 4212122PXF1012/OH
Apr 10, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1BLACKROCK EXPRESS LLC 4212122PXF1012/OH
Nov 3, 2025CAI · Full1BLACKROCK EXPRESS LLC 4212122P1254571/IL
Jul 3, 2025AZII · Walk-around3SWIFT & SOUND LLC 3730339P1254571/IL
Jul 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CENTURION LLC 3976336P1254571/IL
Mar 9, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CENTURION LLC 3976336YP94612/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACKROCK EXPRESS LLC4212122Nov 3, 2025Jun 30, 20264WI
SWIFT & SOUND LLC3730339Jul 3, 2025Jul 3, 20251CA
CENTURION LLC3976336Mar 9, 2024Jul 27, 20242CA
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.
PXF1012OH1BLACKROCK EXPRESS LLCApr 10, 2026Jun 30, 20263
P1254571ILBLACKROCK EXPRESS LLCNov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251
P1254571ILSWIFT & SOUND LLCJul 3, 2025Jul 3, 20251
P1254571ILCENTURION LLCJul 27, 2024Jul 27, 20241
YP94612CACENTURION LLCMar 9, 2024Mar 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026