Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG4GN190961 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 28, 2023
MI
Last seenDec 4, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
4V4NC9EG4GN190961
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
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
NC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
190961

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
2016

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Dec 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 4, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0FLYING COURIER INC 3998930V9868HY/TN
Mar 5, 2025TNII · Walk-around1FLYING COURIER INC 3998930U5251HY/TN
Dec 12, 2024TNI · Full1ALIF EXPRESS INC 4176995U5251HY/TN
Aug 4, 2024TNI · Full0SL LOGISTICS LLC 3922999N7171HY/TN
Jun 28, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1FLYING COURIER INC 3998930N7171HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLYING COURIER INC3998930Jun 28, 2023Dec 4, 20253TN
ALIF EXPRESS INC4176995Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241TN
SL LOGISTICS LLC3922999Aug 4, 2024Aug 4, 20241TN
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.
V9868HYTNFLYING COURIER INCDec 4, 2025Dec 4, 20251
U5251HYTNFLYING COURIER INCMar 5, 2025Mar 5, 20251
U5251HYTNALIF EXPRESS INCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
N7171HYTNSL LOGISTICS LLCAug 4, 2024Aug 4, 20241
N7171HYTNFLYING COURIER INCJun 28, 2023Jun 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026