Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NB9EH8HN990241 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenOct 19, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 25, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NB9EH8HN990241
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
NB9EH

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
990241

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 · 391 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 391 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 19, 2023 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0GANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORP 407407362KT5T/MO
Apr 30, 2026MOIII · Driver-only4OOSGANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORP 407407362KT5T/MO
Jan 13, 2026IAIII · Driver-only3OOSGANDALF INC 368420662KT5T/MO
Aug 16, 2025IAII · Walk-around3OOSGANDALF INC 368420662KT5T/MO
Dec 11, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0GANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORP 407407347KT0M/MO
Nov 9, 2023INIII · Driver-only1THE GOLDEN VORTEX LLC 386634586KS8U/MO
Oct 19, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0THE GOLDEN VORTEX LLC 386634586KS8U/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORP4074073Dec 11, 2024May 25, 20263MO
GANDALF INC3684206Aug 16, 2025Jan 13, 20262MO
THE GOLDEN VORTEX LLC3866345Oct 19, 2023Nov 9, 20232MO
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.
62KT5TMOGANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORPApr 30, 2026May 25, 20262
62KT5TMOGANDALF INCAug 16, 2025Jan 13, 20262
47KT0MMOGANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORPDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
86KS8UMOTHE GOLDEN VORTEX LLCOct 19, 2023Nov 9, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026