Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EH3HN975643 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 29, 2023
PA
Last seenMay 21, 2025
TN
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 21 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
4V4N99EH3HN975643
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
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
N99EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
975643

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 · 431 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 431 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
2017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 29, 2023 – May 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0KG CARAVAN INC 3664118APPLIED/IL
Sep 18, 2024ORII · Walk-around3OOSNICE AND EASY TRUCKING LLC 3921656P1239696/IL
Jan 31, 2024CAI · Full5OOSSNA SMART LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3557922P1200612/IL
Jan 5, 2024NYIII · Driver-only5MIDWEST TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 3081291P1200612/IL
Aug 29, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1USN TRANSPORTATION INC 3916011P1200612/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KG CARAVAN INC3664118May 21, 2025May 21, 20251IL
NICE AND EASY TRUCKING LLC3921656Sep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241CA
SNA SMART LOGISTICS INCORPORATED3557922Jan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241IL
MIDWEST TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC3081291Jan 5, 2024Jan 5, 20241IL
USN TRANSPORTATION INC3916011Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 20231IL
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.
APPLIEDILKG CARAVAN INCMay 21, 2025May 21, 20251
P1239696ILNICE AND EASY TRUCKING LLCSep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241
P1200612ILSNA SMART LOGISTICS INCORPORATEDJan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241
P1200612ILMIDWEST TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCJan 5, 2024Jan 5, 20241
P1200612ILUSN TRANSPORTATION INCAug 29, 2023Aug 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026