Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

4V4NC9EJ5BN295254

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJun 11, 2024
TN
Last seenDec 1, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
295254

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.

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 · Jun 11, 2024 – Dec 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 1, 2025INII · Walk-around0E-TRANSPORT CARRIERS LLC 1067244L3597HY/TN
Jun 11, 2024TNI · Full3OOSJAMES R SMITH TRUCKING CO INC 154913L3597HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E-TRANSPORT CARRIERS LLC1067244Dec 1, 2025Dec 1, 20251PA
JAMES R SMITH TRUCKING CO INC154913Jun 11, 2024Jun 11, 20241AL
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.
L3597HYTNE-TRANSPORT CARRIERS LLCDec 1, 2025Dec 1, 20251
L3597HYTNJAMES R SMITH TRUCKING CO INCJun 11, 2024Jun 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC