Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EH3HN975948 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenApr 18, 2024
OR
Last seenApr 28, 2026
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
4V4N99EH3HN975948
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
Jun 18, 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
975948

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 · Apr 18, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026ORIII · Driver-only1OOSSEA STAR LLC 4221761RP21322/WA
Dec 22, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0SEA STAR LLC 4221761RP21322/WA
Nov 17, 2025ORII · Walk-around2OOSSEA STAR LLC 4221761RP21322WA/WA
Nov 8, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1OOSSEA STAR LLC 4221761RP21322/WA
Apr 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1SEA STAR LLC 4221761RP21322/WA
Feb 26, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0SEA STAR LLC 4221761D03950G/WA
Nov 5, 2024COIII · Driver-only0DOLCE TRANSPORTATION CO 3761758P1178976/IL
Oct 9, 2024WAIII · Driver-only6DOLCE TRANSPORTATION CO 3761758P1178976/IL
Jun 10, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1DOLCE TRANSPORTATION CO 3761758P1178976/IL
Apr 18, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0DOLCE TRANSPORTATION CO 3761758P1178976/IL
Apr 18, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0DOLCE TRANSPORTATION CO 3761758P1178976/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SEA STAR LLC4221761Feb 26, 2025Apr 28, 20266WA
DOLCE TRANSPORTATION CO3761758Apr 18, 2024Nov 5, 20245IL
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.
RP21322WASEA STAR LLCApr 11, 2025Apr 28, 20264
RP21322WAWASEA STAR LLCNov 17, 2025Nov 17, 20251
D03950GWASEA STAR LLCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
P1178976ILDOLCE TRANSPORTATION COApr 18, 2024Nov 5, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026