Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NB9EG1HN988595 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenOct 6, 2023
OH
Last seenJan 5, 2026
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NB9EG1HN988595
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 17, 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
NB9EG

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
988595

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 · 271 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 271 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 6, 2023 – Jan 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 5, 2026SCII · Walk-around1BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Nov 18, 2025TNII · Walk-around0BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Mar 3, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Feb 25, 2025MSII · Walk-around0BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Jan 25, 2025ARI · Full1BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Dec 12, 2024OHII · Walk-around0BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Dec 6, 2024NMII · Walk-around0BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Sep 4, 2024OHII · Walk-around1OOSBLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Aug 9, 2024TNII · Walk-around0BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Jun 13, 2024ILII · Walk-around0BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
Oct 6, 2023OHII · Walk-around0BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2331239P1123576/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC2331239Oct 6, 2023Jan 5, 202611IL
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.
P1123576ILBLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 6, 2023Jan 5, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026