Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG3LN217478 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 20, 2023
NE
Last seenMay 25, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EG3LN217478
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
217478

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
2020

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 20, 2023 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026CAII · Walk-around4SOAR LOGISTICS LLC 36426083683882/IN
Jan 26, 2026CAI · Full1OOSSOAR LOGISTICS LLC 36426083683882/IN
Jan 26, 2026CAI · Full0SOAR LOGISTICS LLC 36426083683882/IN
Feb 11, 2025CAI · Full1OOSLIONPAW LOGISTICS LLC 38862563683882/IN
Aug 13, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1DOT TRANSPORTATION INC 424023P1206712/IL
Jul 20, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0DOT TRANSPORTATION INC 424023P 731438/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOAR LOGISTICS LLC3642608Jan 26, 2026May 25, 20263TX
LIONPAW LOGISTICS LLC3886256Feb 11, 2025Feb 11, 20251OH
DOT TRANSPORTATION INC424023Jul 20, 2023Aug 13, 20232IL
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.
3683882INSOAR LOGISTICS LLCJan 26, 2026May 25, 20263
3683882INLIONPAW LOGISTICS LLCFeb 11, 2025Feb 11, 20251
P1206712ILDOT TRANSPORTATION INCAug 13, 2023Aug 13, 20231
P 731438ILDOT TRANSPORTATION INCJul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026