Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG5GN964523 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenNov 16, 2024
VA
Last seenApr 23, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EG5GN964523
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
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
964523

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 · Nov 16, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026KSII · Walk-around2VAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408ZP80719/CA
Apr 14, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only3VAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408ZP80719/CA
Nov 24, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1VAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408ZP49538/CA
Oct 7, 2025AZII · Walk-around7OOSVAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408ZP49538/CA
Sep 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around17OOSVAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408ZP49538/CA
May 14, 2025CAI · Full7OOSVAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408ZP49538/CA
Feb 14, 2025WYIII · Driver-only3VS TRUCKLINES INC 3399551ZP49538/CA
Dec 29, 2024NCII · Walk-around5OOSVS TRUCKLINES INC 3399551ZP49538/CA
Nov 16, 2024VAIII · Driver-only9OOSVS TRUCKLINES INC 3399551ZP49538/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VAR TRANSPORT INC4354408May 14, 2025Apr 23, 20266CA
VS TRUCKLINES INC3399551Nov 16, 2024Feb 14, 20253CA
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.
ZP80719CAVAR TRANSPORT INCApr 14, 2026Apr 23, 20262
ZP49538CAVAR TRANSPORT INCMay 14, 2025Nov 24, 20254
ZP49538CAVS TRUCKLINES INCNov 16, 2024Feb 14, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026