Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TJXHN989160 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 7, 2023
MT
Last seenMay 8, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9TJXHN989160
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
NC9TJ

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
989160

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 · 960 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 960 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 · Jul 7, 2023 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3R ITURRIAGA TRANSPORT INC 25658249H03977/CA
Feb 9, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0R ITURRIAGA TRANSPORT INC 25658249H03977/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only4OOSR ITURRIAGA TRANSPORT INC 25658249H03977/CA
May 29, 2024WYI · Full3OOSMETAL SALES MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION LLC 904033617608/IN
Dec 18, 2023IDII · Walk-around2METAL SALES MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION LLC 904033617608/IN
Aug 15, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0METAL SALES MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION LLC 904032833539/IN
Jul 7, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0METAL SALES MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION LLC 904032833539/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R ITURRIAGA TRANSPORT INC2565824Oct 29, 2025May 8, 20263CA
METAL SALES MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION LLC90403Jul 7, 2023May 29, 20244IN
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.
9H03977CAR ITURRIAGA TRANSPORT INCOct 29, 2025May 8, 20263
3617608INMETAL SALES MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 18, 2023May 29, 20242
2833539INMETAL SALES MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 7, 2023Aug 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026