Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NB9EG5HN988597 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 28, 2023
NM
Last seenNov 22, 2024
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
4V4NB9EG5HN988597
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
Jul 4, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
988597

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 28, 2023 – Nov 22, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 22, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0TSSJ CARGO INC 4026361P1250832/IL
Sep 24, 2024WYIII · Driver-only2ARKAR INCORPORATED 4133272P1250832/IL
Aug 9, 2024AZIII · Driver-only4TSSJ CARGO INC 4026361P1250832/IL
Dec 29, 2023COIII · Driver-only0FARAP LLC 3717100AY323M/NJ
Nov 28, 2023NMII · Walk-around0FARAP LLC 3717100AY323M/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TSSJ CARGO INC4026361Aug 9, 2024Nov 22, 20242IL
ARKAR INCORPORATED4133272Sep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241IL
FARAP LLC3717100Nov 28, 2023Dec 29, 20232NJ
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.
P1250832ILTSSJ CARGO INCAug 9, 2024Nov 22, 20242
P1250832ILARKAR INCORPORATEDSep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241
AY323MNJFARAP LLCNov 28, 2023Dec 29, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026