Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EJ1HN977460 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 20, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 25, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
4V4N99EJ1HN977460
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 28, 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
N99EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
977460

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 · 50 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 50 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 20, 2023 – Aug 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0SHIPLEX LOGISTICS INC 35087543023072/IN
Jul 21, 2025INIII · Driver-only1SHIPLEX LOGISTICS INC 3508754P1294143/IL
Sep 18, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1P & J CARRIERS INC 3496735P 1241501/IL
May 7, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0P & J CARRIERS INC 3496735P1241501/IL
Oct 27, 2023WIII · Walk-around3OOSSHIPLEX LOGISTICS INC 3508754P1134075/IL
Jul 20, 2023NCII · Walk-around1P & J CARRIERS INC 3496735P1134075/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHIPLEX LOGISTICS INC3508754Oct 27, 2023Aug 25, 20253IL
P & J CARRIERS INC3496735Jul 20, 2023Sep 18, 20243IL
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.
3023072INSHIPLEX LOGISTICS INCAug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251
P1294143ILSHIPLEX LOGISTICS INCJul 21, 2025Jul 21, 20251
P 1241501ILP & J CARRIERS INCSep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241
P1241501ILP & J CARRIERS INCMay 7, 2024May 7, 20241
P1134075ILSHIPLEX LOGISTICS INCOct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231
P1134075ILP & J CARRIERS INCJul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026