Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJXHN969570 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJan 28, 2024
WA
Last seenNov 5, 2025
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
4V4NC9EJXHN969570
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
969570

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
2017

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 · Jan 28, 2024 – Nov 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2025WAII · Walk-around1THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864590953P/BC
Nov 3, 2025WAII · Walk-around0THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864590953P/BC
Sep 3, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864590953P/WA
Aug 15, 2025WAII · Walk-around1THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864590953P/BC
Jan 7, 2025WAII · Walk-around1OOSTHUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD 172864590953P/BC
Apr 22, 2024CAI · Full0HIGHWAY RANGER LOGISTICS LTD 255120678418P/BC
Apr 18, 2024CAI · Full1OOSHIGHWAY RANGER LOGISTICS LTD 255120678418P/BC
Jan 28, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1HIGHWAY RANGER LOGISTICS LTD 255120678418P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD1728645Jan 7, 2025Nov 5, 20255BC
HIGHWAY RANGER LOGISTICS LTD2551206Jan 28, 2024Apr 22, 20243BC
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.
90953PBCTHUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTDJan 7, 2025Nov 5, 20254
90953PWATHUNDER BAL DISTRIBUTORS LTDSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251
78418PBCHIGHWAY RANGER LOGISTICS LTDJan 28, 2024Apr 22, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026