Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG4LN217487 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenFeb 17, 2025
CA
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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
4V4NC9EG4LN217487
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
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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
217487

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 17, 2025 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAI · Full0CROMER MOTORS & TRUCKING INC 3435166ZP81533/CA
May 29, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CROMER MOTORS & TRUCKING INC 3435166ZP81533/CA
May 28, 2026CAI · Full1CROMER MOTORS & TRUCKING INC 3435166ZP81533/CA
Apr 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0CROMER MOTORS & TRUCKING INC 34351663683883/IN
Sep 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around0HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC 38221723683883/IN
May 9, 2025NVII · Walk-around2EASTCOAST TRUCKING LLC 35956243683883/IN
Feb 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around1THE FAST HAPPY TRUCKER LLC 39019773683883/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CROMER MOTORS & TRUCKING INC3435166Apr 22, 2026Jul 21, 20264MO
HD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLC3822172Sep 5, 2025Sep 5, 20251TX
EASTCOAST TRUCKING LLC3595624May 9, 2025May 9, 20251MI
THE FAST HAPPY TRUCKER LLC3901977Feb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251IN
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.
ZP81533CA1CROMER MOTORS & TRUCKING INCMay 28, 2026Jul 21, 20263
3683883INCROMER MOTORS & TRUCKING INCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
3683883INHD ELITE TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 5, 2025Sep 5, 20251
3683883IN1EASTCOAST TRUCKING LLCMay 9, 2025May 9, 20251
3683883INTHE FAST HAPPY TRUCKER LLCFeb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026