Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ8GN969369 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJul 19, 2023
NJ
Last seenDec 19, 2025
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9EJ8GN969369
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
969369

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
2016

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 19, 2023 – Dec 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 19, 2025KYI · Full4OOSMICROFREIGHT LOGISTIC LLC 3245690PXE1431/OH
Dec 10, 2025WII · Full16OOSAMEERLINE INC 4383880PXE1431/OH
Oct 20, 2025INIII · Driver-only1HES TRANS INC 2201313AU538Z/NJ
May 12, 2025CTI · Full11OOSHES TRANS INC 2201313AU538Z/NJ
Nov 19, 2024PAII · Walk-around0HES TRANS INC 2201313AU538Z/NJ
Dec 11, 2023NJII · Walk-around0HES TRANS INC 2201313AU538Z/NJ
Oct 31, 2023NJII · Walk-around0HES TRANS INC 2201313AU538Z/NJ
Sep 18, 2023NJII · Walk-around0HES TRANS INC 2201313AU538Z/NJ
Aug 8, 2023NJII · Walk-around0HES TRANS INC 2201313AU538Z/NJ
Jul 19, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0HES TRANS INC 2201313AU538Z/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICROFREIGHT LOGISTIC LLC3245690Dec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251MN
AMEERLINE INC4383880Dec 10, 2025Dec 10, 20251OH
HES TRANS INC2201313Jul 19, 2023Oct 20, 20258NJ
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.
PXE1431OHMICROFREIGHT LOGISTIC LLCDec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251
PXE1431OHAMEERLINE INCDec 10, 2025Dec 10, 20251
AU538ZNJHES TRANS INCJul 19, 2023Oct 20, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026