Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Volvo Truck VNL (4)

4V4BC9EH3TN697498 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenSep 3, 2025
TN
Last seenAug 10, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
4V4BC9EH3TN697498
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL (4)
Model year
2026
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
BC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
697498

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 · 966 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL (4)

Prefix basis · 966 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
2026

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNL (4)

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 · Sep 3, 2025 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026PAIII · Driver-only3OOSOPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC 3594294APPLIED/IL
Aug 7, 2026KYI · Full6OOSOPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC 3594294TEMP/IL
May 18, 2026OHII · Walk-around2OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED 4258905APPLIED/IL
Mar 14, 2026IAIII · Driver-only6DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881NONE/IL
Dec 9, 2025LAI · Full2OOSDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881P1296848/IL
Sep 8, 2025TNI · Full0DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881APPLIED/IL
Sep 3, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1OOSDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881APPLIED/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC3594294Aug 7, 2026Aug 10, 20262IL
OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED4258905May 18, 2026May 18, 20261IL
DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC4200881Sep 3, 2025Mar 14, 20264IN
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.
APPLIEDIL1OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INCAug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20261
TEMPIL1OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INCAug 7, 2026Aug 7, 20261
APPLIEDILOPTIMA LINES INCORPORATEDMay 18, 2026May 18, 20261
NONEILDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INCMar 14, 2026Mar 14, 20261
P1296848ILDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
APPLIEDILDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INCSep 3, 2025Sep 8, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026