Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NB9EG7HN980565 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 10
First seenJul 7, 2023
NE
Last seenApr 13, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NB9EG7HN980565
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
NB9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
980565

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSUS TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
Sep 16, 2025KSII · Walk-around3US TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
Sep 2, 2025KSII · Walk-around1US TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
May 12, 2025IAIII · Driver-only9OOSUS TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
Nov 21, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0US TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
Sep 5, 2024SDII · Walk-around4OOSUS TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
Aug 6, 2024KSIII · Driver-only2US TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
Sep 17, 2023OKII · Walk-around3OOSUS TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
Jul 25, 2023KSII · Walk-around2OOSUS TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
Jul 7, 2023NEIII · Driver-only2OOSUS TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC 3967736R643328/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
US TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLC3967736Jul 7, 2023Apr 13, 202610TX
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.
R643328TXUS TAMIL KINGS TRANSPORT LLCJul 7, 2023Apr 13, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026