Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNR

4V4WC9EH7LN257964 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenAug 7, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 11, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
4V4WC9EH7LN257964
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNR
Model year
2020
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
WC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
257964

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 · 2,965 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNR

Prefix basis · 2,965 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNR

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 7, 2023 – Aug 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSHERBEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2107732BI2258/ID
May 22, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0SIERRA MEAT COMPANY 41401YAJC331/OR
May 1, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1SIERRA MEAT COMPANY 41401YAJC331/OR
Apr 22, 2025CAI · Full3OOSSIERRA MEAT COMPANY 41401YAJC331/OR
Feb 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SIERRA MEAT COMPANY 41401YAJC331/OR
Jan 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSSIERRA MEAT COMPANY 41401YAJC331/OR
Jun 28, 2024CAI · Full1SIERRA MEAT COMPANY 41401YAJC331/OR
Aug 7, 2023CAI · Full0SIERRA MEAT COMPANY 41401YAJC331/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERBEL TRANSPORTATION LLC2107732Aug 11, 2026Aug 11, 20261ID
SIERRA MEAT COMPANY41401Aug 7, 2023May 22, 20257NV
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.
BI2258ID1HERBEL TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 11, 2026Aug 11, 20261
YAJC331ORSIERRA MEAT COMPANYAug 7, 2023May 22, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026