Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNM

4V4MC9EG4GN972155 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenNov 22, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 22, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4MC9EG4GN972155
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNM
Model year
2016
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
MC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
972155

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 · 154 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNM

Prefix basis · 154 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNM

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 · Nov 22, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026CAI · Full5OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399F98341/CA
Jun 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399F98341/CA
May 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399F98341/CA
Nov 26, 2024CAI · Full0QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399F98341/CA
Nov 19, 2024CAI · Full1QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399F98341/CA
Mar 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around0QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399F98341/CA
Dec 7, 2023CAI · Full2OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399F98341/CA
Nov 22, 2023CAI · Full5QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 31685399F98341/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC3168539Nov 22, 2023Jul 22, 20268CA
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.
9F98341CA1QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 22, 2023Jul 22, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026