Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N19TH0GN941118 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 20, 2025
NM
Last seenJun 24, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
4V4N19TH0GN941118
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
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
N19TH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
941118

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 · 21 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 21 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
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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 20, 2025 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026AZII · Walk-around4BLUE VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC 4448089ZP01349/CA
Apr 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around1BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP01311/CA
Sep 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around2BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP01311/CA
Sep 20, 2025NMII · Walk-around0BEST WAY FREIGHT INC 2502287ZP01311/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLUE VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC4448089Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261CA
BEST WAY FREIGHT INC2502287Sep 20, 2025Apr 22, 20263CA
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.
ZP01349CA1BLUE VALLEY TRANSPORT LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
ZP01311CABEST WAY FREIGHT INCSep 20, 2025Apr 22, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026