Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EJ8HN987077 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenOct 5, 2023
KS
Last seenJul 9, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4V4N99EJ8HN987077
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
N99EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
987077

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 5, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026ARII · Walk-around0MKG EXPRESS INC 3640855TEMP/IL
Jan 14, 2026PAIII · Driver-only10HEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
Dec 19, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0HEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
Dec 13, 2024NEII · Walk-around6HEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
Aug 19, 2024OHII · Walk-around9OOSHEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
Mar 12, 2024MTII · Walk-around2HEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
Mar 4, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1HEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
Feb 11, 2024NEIII · Driver-only3HEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
Jan 2, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1HEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
Oct 5, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1OOSHEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
Oct 5, 2023KSII · Walk-around5OOSHEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3502215PWT0199/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MKG EXPRESS INC3640855Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261IL
HEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLC3502215Oct 5, 2023Jan 14, 202610OH
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.
TEMPIL1MKG EXPRESS INCJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261
PWT0199OHHEAVY HAUL EXPRESS LLCOct 5, 2023Jan 14, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026