Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EG7GN918027 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 4, 2023
GA
Last seenJul 16, 2026
VA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
4V4N99EG7GN918027
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
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
Jul 23, 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
N99EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
918027

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 · 75 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 75 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 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 4, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026VAIII · Driver-only0PHOENIX CARGO LLC 3077362DF83DK/FL
Jul 7, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1PHOENIX CARGO LLC 3077362DF83DK/FL
Jan 16, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2KARABELA ENTERPRISES LLC 3547890DF83DK/FL
Sep 4, 2023GAIII · Driver-only2MAX TRUCK LINES LLC 3642716AB76QG/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHOENIX CARGO LLC3077362Jul 7, 2026Jul 16, 20262OH
KARABELA ENTERPRISES LLC3547890Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261GA
MAX TRUCK LINES LLC3642716Sep 4, 2023Sep 4, 20231NC
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.
DF83DKFL1PHOENIX CARGO LLCJul 7, 2026Jul 16, 20262
DF83DKFLKARABELA ENTERPRISES LLCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
AB76QGFLMAX TRUCK LINES LLCSep 4, 2023Sep 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 23, 2026