Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9JH81N260905 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 29, 2023
MI
Last seenJul 18, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9JH81N260905
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
NC9JH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
260905

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 · 113 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 113 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
2001

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Jul 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2025PAII · Walk-around27 STARS TRANSPORT LLC 3550446RC50968/MI
Feb 26, 2024OHII · Walk-around1BLAZING LOGISTICS INC 3094420RC32171/MI
Jan 8, 2024OHII · Walk-around2BLAZING LOGISTICS INC 3094420RC07337/MI
Oct 29, 2023MIII · Walk-around1BLAZING LOGISTICS INC 3094420RC32171/MI
Jun 29, 2023MIII · Walk-around1BLAZING LOGISTICS INC 3094420RC07337/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
7 STARS TRANSPORT LLC3550446Jul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251MI
BLAZING LOGISTICS INC3094420Jun 29, 2023Feb 26, 20244MI
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.
RC50968MI7 STARS TRANSPORT LLCJul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251
RC32171MIBLAZING LOGISTICS INCOct 29, 2023Feb 26, 20242
RC07337MIBLAZING LOGISTICS INCJun 29, 2023Jan 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026