Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ5LN216649 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 12, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 30, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ5LN216649
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
216649

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
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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026CAI · Full6OOSGLOBAL EXPRESS LLC 3275459RP23141/WA
Mar 18, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1GLOBAL EXPRESS LLC 3275459RP23141/WA
Sep 18, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0GLOBAL EXPRESS LLC 3275459RP14171/WA
Feb 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around4GLOBAL EXPRESS LLC 327545976762RP/WA
Feb 26, 2024WAII · Walk-around4OOSGLOBAL EXPRESS LLC 327545976762RP/WA
Jul 12, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0GLOBAL EXPRESS LLC 327545976762RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GLOBAL EXPRESS LLC3275459Jul 12, 2023Apr 30, 20266WA
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.
RP23141WAGLOBAL EXPRESS LLCMar 18, 2026Apr 30, 20262
RP14171WAGLOBAL EXPRESS LLCSep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241
76762RPWAGLOBAL EXPRESS LLCJul 12, 2023Feb 29, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026