Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG2HN978087 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 1, 2024
NM
Last seenOct 28, 2025
IN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 19 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
4V4NC9EG2HN978087
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
NC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
978087

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 · 2,868 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 2,868 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 · Mar 1, 2024 – Oct 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2025INII · Walk-around0ATLANTIC UNION INC 3737570P1326532/IL
May 14, 2025ORI · Full1KH7EXPRESS LLC 4007317ZP38738/CA
Mar 15, 2025CAI · Full7OOSSUCCESS TRANS INC 3546654ZP38738/CA
Oct 8, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0SUCCESS TRANS INC 3546654ZP38738/CA
Aug 16, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0SUCCESS TRANS INC 3546654ZP38738/CA
May 3, 2024CAI · Full1UKK EXPRESS INC 4027829PWY3672/OH
Mar 1, 2024NMII · Walk-around0UKK EXPRESS INC 4027829PWY3672/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATLANTIC UNION INC3737570Oct 28, 2025Oct 28, 20251IL
KH7EXPRESS LLC4007317May 14, 2025May 14, 20251PA
SUCCESS TRANS INC3546654Aug 16, 2024Mar 15, 20253IL
UKK EXPRESS INC4027829Mar 1, 2024May 3, 20242OH
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.
P1326532ILATLANTIC UNION INCOct 28, 2025Oct 28, 20251
ZP38738CAKH7EXPRESS LLCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
ZP38738CASUCCESS TRANS INCAug 16, 2024Mar 15, 20253
PWY3672OHUKK EXPRESS INCMar 1, 2024May 3, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026