Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EJ1HN987082 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 24, 2023
WI
Last seenNov 14, 2024
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
4V4N99EJ1HN987082
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 21, 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
987082

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 24, 2023 – Nov 14, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0PANDA TRUCKS LLC 3261005XA100L/FL
Nov 14, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0PANDA TRUCKS LLC 3261005XA100L/FL
Nov 6, 2024LAII · Walk-around4TRUCK RIDER LLC 3716896XA100L/FL
Oct 16, 2024PAII · Walk-around10TRUCK RIDER LLC 3716896XA100L/FL
Nov 19, 2023MDII · Walk-around3OOSPANDA TRUCKS LLC 3261005AB64EL/FL
Oct 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around2PANDA TRUCKS LLC 3261005AB64EL/FL
Sep 27, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1PANDA TRUCKS LLC 3261005AB64EL/FL
Aug 27, 2023MTII · Walk-around2PANDA TRUCKS LLC 3261005AB64EL/FL
Jul 24, 2023WIII · Walk-around1PANDA TRUCKS LLC 3261005AB64EL/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PANDA TRUCKS LLC3261005Jul 24, 2023Nov 14, 20247FL
TRUCK RIDER LLC3716896Oct 16, 2024Nov 6, 20242OH
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.
XA100LFLPANDA TRUCKS LLCNov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20242
XA100LFLTRUCK RIDER LLCOct 16, 2024Nov 6, 20242
AB64ELFLPANDA TRUCKS LLCJul 24, 2023Nov 19, 20235
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026