Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ9GN957117 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenMay 2, 2024
MO
Last seenJul 23, 2026
UT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ9GN957117
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 21, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
957117

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 2, 2024 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026UTIII · Driver-only3BIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC 3633314RP25320/WA
Apr 28, 2026WAIII · Driver-only3OOSBIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC 3633314RP25320/WA
Mar 24, 2026WIII · Walk-around1OOSBIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC 3633314RP25320/WA
Nov 4, 2025MTI · Full4BIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC 3633314TEMP/IA
Jul 21, 2025NMII · Walk-around0BIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC 3633314TEMP/IA
May 31, 2025NCII · Walk-around0BIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC 3633314VF1117/IA
Mar 7, 2025COI · Full4BIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC 3633314FR2745/IA
Aug 15, 2024IAII · Walk-around2BIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC 3633314TEMP/IA
May 2, 2024MOI · Full14OOSBIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC 3633314TEMP/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLC3633314May 2, 2024Jul 23, 20269IA
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.
RP25320WA1BIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLCMar 24, 2026Jul 23, 20263
TEMPIABIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLCMay 2, 2024Nov 4, 20254
VF1117IABIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLCMay 31, 2025May 31, 20251
FR2745IABIG BEN ENTERPRISES LLCMar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026