Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ9BN297136 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenAug 6, 2025
FL
Last seenMay 23, 2026
PA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 9 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
4V4NC9EJ9BN297136
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
Jul 16, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
297136

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 · Aug 6, 2025 – May 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 23, 2026PAIII · Driver-only3OOSAMS CARRIERS LLC 4269840DF04KV/FL
Jan 25, 2026SCII · Walk-around6OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 4492127DZ50JI/FL
Nov 11, 2025FLIII · Driver-only6OOSNESTI TRUCKING INC 3332080DZ50JI/FL
Aug 6, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0W LOGISTICS INC 2992686DZ50JI/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMS CARRIERS LLC4269840May 23, 2026May 23, 20261FL
LCZW CARGO LLC4492127Jan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261IL
NESTI TRUCKING INC3332080Nov 11, 2025Nov 11, 20251FL
W LOGISTICS INC2992686Aug 6, 2025Aug 6, 20251FL
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.
DF04KVFLAMS CARRIERS LLCMay 23, 2026May 23, 20261
DZ50JIFLLCZW CARGO LLCJan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261
DZ50JIFLNESTI TRUCKING INCNov 11, 2025Nov 11, 20251
DZ50JIFLW LOGISTICS INCAug 6, 2025Aug 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026