Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Volvo Truck VNL (4)

4V4BC9EH6TN704153 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 21, 2026
CO
Last seenJun 20, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4BC9EH6TN704153
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 14, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
704153

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 21, 2026 – Jun 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0RL DIRECT SERVICE INC 146900296459Z/WI
Mar 30, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0FALCON FREIGHT LLC 389770496459Z/WI
Mar 24, 2026COIII · Driver-only1FALCON FREIGHT LLC 389770496459Z/WI
Feb 21, 2026COIII · Driver-only0ALAN HUBBARD 369144296459Z/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RL DIRECT SERVICE INC1469002Jun 20, 2026Jun 20, 20261IL
FALCON FREIGHT LLC3897704Mar 24, 2026Mar 30, 20262NV
ALAN HUBBARD3691442Feb 21, 2026Feb 21, 20261OH
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.
96459ZWI1RL DIRECT SERVICE INCJun 20, 2026Jun 20, 20261
96459ZWIFALCON FREIGHT LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 30, 20262
96459ZWIALAN HUBBARDFeb 21, 2026Feb 21, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026